Media Releases
Mining lobby’s wobbly weakens well-intentioned Queensland environmental laws once again
October 12, 2022
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes new environmental laws introduced to Queensland Parliament today, which will help communities stop clearly unacceptable mining proposals in their early stages.
Read MoreTanya Plibersek urged to save critically endangered “bum-breathing” turtles from Santos’ bad gas
October 12, 2022
Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to refuse Santos’ plan to dump untreated coal seam gas wastewater in the Dawson River following a scathing scientific review that found the proposal would threaten critically endangered turtles.
Read MoreMajor environmental risk revealed if Palaszczuk Govt refuses to ban oil and gas on LEB floodplains
October 04, 2022
Startling new evidence demonstrating how existing oil and gas projects are damaging floodplains in the Lake Eyre Basin proves the Queensland Palaszczuk Government must put an end to the industry’s expansion in the fragile region, says Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreFracking folly: New report reveals economic costs of sacrificing QLD’s Lake Eyre Basin
October 03, 2022
A new economic analysis reveals how giving companies the right to frack for unconventional gas in Queensland’s fragile Lake Eyre Basin would be the “absolute height of folly” due to the climate impacts and predicted high costs.
Read MoreFears new external review into QLD Environment Department lacks teeth
September 29, 2022
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes an external review into the powers and penalties of the Environment Department following the long-delayed and ultimately mishandled investigation into illegal mining at New Acland.
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