Media Releases
The results are in: Narrabri wants renewable energy, not CSG
October 11, 2018
The North West Alliance and Lock the Gate have released the results of door-to-door surveys in Narrabri showing an overwhelming majority of people in favour of renewable energy compared to less than a third that want CSG. The door-knocking took place from July to...
Read MoreAdani Fails to Pay for 12.5 Billion Litres of Queensland Water
October 10, 2018
Lock the Gate says Adani’s failure to pay $18.5 million owed for water license should trigger the Queensland Government to cancel the licence. In response to a question on notice in parliament Natural Resource Minister Anthony Lynham confirmed Adani did not pay for its...
Read MoreBattle for Bylong - As experts warn about warming beyond 1.5 degrees, NSW Government pushes forward with Bylong coal mine
October 09, 2018
Community groups have slammed the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DoPE) for recommending a new thermal coal mine should proceed on the very same day that the IPCC warned the world needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
Read MoreAdani: FOI documents expose double standards on river haul
September 25, 2018
Lock the Gate has obtained documents under Right to Information laws in Queensland which reveal that Adani received a special deal on access to 12.5 billion litres of river water compared to other water users, and environmental assessments of it were weak.
Read MoreNT Water Act amendment to give fracking companies free pass to pollute water
September 19, 2018
Mining and fracking companies could be given an exemption allowing them to pollute water across entire exploration permit areas in the Northern Territory if draft changes to the NT Water Act are not rewritten to remove significant loopholes.
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