Media Releases

Loss of Living Wonders case proof Australia’s environment laws are broken

May 16, 2024

Today’s decision in the “Living Wonders” case must prompt immediate changes to failing federal environmental laws to include a “climate change trigger” if the Albanese Government is serious about protecting Australia from the effects of catastrophic global warming.

City voters back regional communities, highlighting risk for Labor in key marginals: polling

May 14, 2024

Labor faces a backlash over its decision to abandon a promised overhaul of Australia’s broken environmental laws in marginal seats where it is facing increasing pressure from the Greens, new polling suggests.

First major legal test for coal mine methane pollution in Maules Creek court challenge

May 14, 2024

A regional NSW community group’s court case will be the first ever legal challenge testing the failure of the State Government to control dangerous methane emissions from coal mines, which make an enormous contribution to climate change.

King reprises Scott Morrison’s failed ‘gas-fired recovery’ with Future Gas Strategy

May 09, 2024

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has released a Future Gas Strategy this morning that reprises Scott Morrison’s failed ‘gas-fired recovery’, with a focus on promoting gas expansions that will blow Australia’s climate targets. The Strategy is likely to lead to a renewed push to...

NT Government signs fracked gas supply deal for project it hasn’t even approved yet

April 23, 2024

Top End groups have labelled the fracking assessment process in the Territory as fatally compromised after US petroleum company Tamboran announced to the ASX that it had signed a deal to supply gas to the NT Government from a pilot project that is yet to receive...