Media Releases
Criminal coal company’s Queensland takeover cause for concern
October 18, 2023
Queensland authorities are urged to keep a close eye on repeat offender Whitehaven Coal, with reports the NSW-based coal company is close to sealing the deal to buy two BHP-owned mines in the Bowen Basin.
Read MoreTamboran announces move to US tax secrecy jurisdiction: $7.5M public subsidy should be returned
October 13, 2023
Fracking company Tamboran ought to pay back the $7.5 million taxpayer grant it received from the Federal Government last year before it shifts to Delaware in the USA, a known tax secrecy jurisdiction.
Read MoreNSW’s new net zero laws a good start, but more change needed to stop new coal projects
October 12, 2023
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes the NSW Minns Government’s plans to create a Net Zero Commission but remains sceptical it will prevent the massive expansion of coal projects planned for the state.
Read MoreFederal Court’s ruling proves need for climate trigger
October 11, 2023
Today’s Federal Court decision exposes federal environment law as fundamentally flawed and demonstrates the need for a climate trigger so greenhouse gas emissions from large polluting projects are properly assessed when decisions are made.
Read MoreCritically endangered swift parrot detection near coal mine sites prompts call for action
October 06, 2023
Revelations Idemitsu detected 21 critically endangered Swift Parrots near its Boggabri open cut coal mine in the Leard State Forest near Narrabri - the second year in a row the parrots have been detected by the mining company - has prompted calls for action...
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