Media Releases
John Butler to play two Frack Off concerts, gas fight shifts to WA
November 23, 2016
Western Australia is shaping up as the next big battleground in the national campaign against fracking and unconventional gas, with John Butler Trio preparing to hold two major ‘Frack Off’ concerts this weekend, in Margaret River. Close to 10,000 people are expected at the two...
Read MoreNew report confirms worst fears on fracking and health, prompts calls for fracking ban
November 22, 2016
The latest compilation of research into the health effects of fracking and unconventional gas reveals a growingbody of evidence is confirming fracking and unconventional gas are a major health risk and regulation has beenineffectual in preventing harm. Concerned Health Professionals of New York and...
Read MoreLand court judgement on Colton coal: laws not strong enough to protect communities, water resources
November 17, 2016
The Land Court judgement handed down today on the proposed Colton open-cut coal mine, near Maryborough, has highlighted again that the current legal structure in Queensland is too weak to protect communities under threat from mining.
Read MoreNew Nationals leadership team should stand with rural communities against impacts of coal and CSG
November 15, 2016
The Lock the Gate Alliance has urged the new NSW Nationals leadership team, including leader John Barilaro, to heed the lesson from the weekend’s by-election and stand with rural communities affected by the impacts of coal and coal seam gas on their land, their...
Read MoreCrucial water laws weakened to appease Adani, push through Carmichael mine
November 10, 2016
A midnight sitting of Parliament has seen the Queensland Government take the extraordinary step of amending its own Bill in order to appease Indian coal miner, Adani, by short-circuiting public notification rules around water licences.
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