Media Releases
Taxpayers Miss Out on $500M Royalties from Acland Mine Expansion
April 07, 2016
Explosive evidence given in the Qld Land Court yesterday has revealed that an estimated $500M in royalties from the Acland Stage 3 coal mine expansion on the Darling Downs will flow to the coal company and a small number of property owners, instead of...
Read MoreHistoric Legal Battle Begins Over CSG Waste: People vs Santos
April 06, 2016
An historic court battle will commence in the NSW Land and Environment today, Wednesday 6 April, as the first ever legal challenge against a CSG waste project gets underway.
Read MoreNo support to throw NT public funds at failing pipeline project
April 05, 2016
The call by the NT Government for bipartisan support to fund the struggling gas pipeline idea demonstrates they are out of touch in maintaining support for the shale gas fracking industry, according to the Territory Frack-Free Alliance.
Read MorePlanning Assessment Commission calls Russell Vale "high risk"
April 01, 2016
A controversial coal-mining proposal at Russell Vale near Wollongong is unlikely to proceed following today’s damning review report by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC), but a final decision is still required before the fate of the project is known.
Read MoreBylong Coal Mine: Korean Mining Co. Kepco to be prosecuted for providing false photo
March 31, 2016
South Korean power company KEPCO, proposing to build a new coal mine in the National Trust listed Bylong Valley which hosts some of NSW’s richest agricultural land, is being prosecuted by the NSW Department of Industry for providing false photographs of a local resident’s...
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