Media Releases
Berejiklian back down: NSW Government capitulates to coal lobby
October 22, 2019
A NSW Government proposal to prevent the Independent Planning Commission from considering downstream climate emissions when assessing mining projects is a terrible mistake that will be remembered by future generations, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreChina First mine puts farmers last
October 22, 2019
Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal company has been condemned after it submitted an Environment Authority and Mining Lease application for the destructive Galilee Coal Project - previously called “China First”.
Read MoreFarmers call on Premier to protect beautiful Bylong forever
October 22, 2019
Local farmers from the Bylong Valley have launched a new TV advertisement calling for permanent protection from mining, following what they have described as an insulting campaign by the Minerals Council of NSW.
Read MoreICAC to hear of mining lobby’s undue influence as Planning Minister moves to abolish IPC
October 21, 2019
The ICAC’s Operation Eclipse, which is examining lobbying and influence in NSW, will today hear evidence about the undue negative influence of the mining industry.
Read MoreResuscitated gas pipeline means farmers face five more years of uncertainty
October 18, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has slammed the NSW Government for allowing a five year extension for the lapsed decade-old approval of the Queensland-Hunter gas pipeline, saying farmers had faced uncertainty due to the planned project for long enough already.
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