Media Releases

Lake Eyre Basin protections must be priority for soon to be Premier Steven Miles

December 12, 2023

Traditional Owners, farmers, and community groups urge the next premier to prioritise making good on Labor’s repeated promises to protect Queensland’s Lake Eyre Basin by banning new oil and gas from Channel Country rivers and floodplains.

Mining giant urged to breathe new life into ghost town it destroyed instead of building temporary workers’ camp

December 08, 2023

Peabody should stop bulldozing houses in Wollar and renovate those that are left to help ease the region’s housing crisis instead of building a new 100 person temporary workers’ camp for its Wilpinjong coal mine, says a local community group.

Water trigger win for communities facing fracking

December 07, 2023

Territorians have welcomed the passing of the Nature Repair Bill in the Lower House today.

HISTORIC: Water trigger fracking amendments trigger community celebration

December 05, 2023

Lock the Gate Alliance and local communities in the Northern Territory are celebrating after amendments to extend the Federal water trigger to shale and tight gas fracking passed the Federal Senate last night.

WA climate bill a recipe to Cook the planet

November 30, 2023

The Cook Government’s new climate legislation will worsen the climate crisis, putting West Australians at greater risk of bushfires, droughts, and extreme heat.