Media Releases
BREAKING: Fracking fight win for Northern Arnhem Land
August 12, 2016
Paltar Oil and Gas withdraws their offshore fracking across the Arnhem coastlines. As a powerful new documentary series STINGRAY SISTERS is rolling out this week highlighting the battle across Arnhem Land to protect coastal waters from fracking, Paltar Petroleum has announced they have withdrawn their...
Read MoreMedia Release: Caroona Coal Decision Welcome; but NSW Government Must Rule out Shenhua, Deliver Permanent Protection
August 12, 2016
Lock the Gate has congratulated the NSW Government on acting to buy-back the BHP Caroona coal licence on the Liverpool Plains, but called for an equally firm commitment to stop the Shenhua coal mine and to deliver permanent protection for important agricultural lands like...
Read MoreToday: Hunter Valley residents forced out by Rio Tinto take “New Bulga” village protest to Heritage Minister
August 08, 2016
Representatives from the town of Bulga will be outside the Baird Government’s ministerial offices to communicate directly to decision makers about the injustice of their village being sacrificed for Rio Tinto’s coal mine at Warkworth. At midday, a delegation from Bulga will meet with...
Read MoreLeaked Government Report Reveals Failed Coal Mine Rehabilitation Costing Taxpayers $3.2 Billion
August 05, 2016
A leaked Queensland Government report estimates that taxpayers are set to foot a massive bill of $3.2 billion in coal mine rehabilitation costs because the current financial assurance system is not covering the full cost of mine rehabilitation. The report shows that not only...
Read MoreNT Traditional Owners walk out on fracked gas pipeline deal
July 28, 2016
Northern Territory Traditional Owners whose land is being targeted for the proposed new gas pipeline between Tennant Creek and Mt Isa have yesterday afternoon walked out of a joint Central and Northern Land Council meeting, pushing against a planned access route deal for Jemena’s...
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