Media Releases

Cook’s gas policy singles out Kimberley for export fracking damage

September 19, 2024

Community groups have condemned the WA Cook Government for encouraging the dangerous fracking industry in the state’s Kimberley, after it revealed an export exemption would apply to the Canning Basin which covers the iconic region.

Federal Government falls short again on pulling water trigger for NT gas fracking

September 14, 2024

Community group Lock the Gate Alliance says the Federal Environment Minister's request for advice from the expert scientific committee on Northern Territory gas fracking projects without also stepping in to stop the damage those projects are currently doing leaves precious water resources at risk.

Expert report urges Miles Government to plug gassy leaks

September 05, 2024

Queensland coal and gas projects are polluting almost entirely without restrictions and there is nothing in the Queensland Government’s new emissions reduction laws to make companies rein in their fugitive methane emissions, a new export legal report finds. The report is available here.

Companies that received federal environmental approvals made $54.8 million in political donations, news analysis shows

September 04, 2024

Successive federal governments have granted environmental approval for major projects owned by companies that made a total of $54.8 million in political donations in the 24 years to 2022, a new Lock the Gate Alliance analysis reveals. The report is available here.

QLD election candidates urged to oppose new coal and gas as winter heat wave smashes records

September 02, 2024

Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on political candidates vying for power at the October state election to protect communities from more climate change-driven extreme weather by opposing new coal and gas projects.