Media Releases

WOAH THERE ALBO: Federal Government urged to rein in coal mine approvals on BHP’s Caval Ridge Horse Pit

September 29, 2023

The Albanese Government must not approve BMA’s latest Central Queensland coal mine project because it would leave a massive, unfilled pit void on the landscape, further imperil threatened species, and contribute 473 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into an already overheated atmosphere.

Minns Government’s first coal off the rank a minefield of water, legal woes

September 26, 2023

A NSW mine that faced enforcement action after illegally taking water could be the first coal project in the state to be given approval to expand under the new Labor Government, despite continuing to rely on water from the same source in breach of...

REJECTED: QLD Government knocks back Blue Energy gasfield plan

September 20, 2023

Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes the Queensland Government’s decision to refuse a Blue Energy application to develop gasfields in Central West Queensland near Aramac in the Galilee Basin.

New international report shows how coal seam gas extraction is sinking QLD farmland

September 13, 2023

A new international soil science report demonstrates how coal seam gas-induced subsidence is threatening farmers’ ability to grow crops on Queensland’s Western Downs.

Coal mine expansions to drive fugitive fossil fuel emissions into first place in Sunshine State: Report

September 07, 2023

The ongoing expansion of coal mines in Queensland means fugitive emissions from fossil fuels will become the biggest source of greenhouse gas produced in the Sunshine State by 2030, according to a new report.