Media Releases
Coal Corridor Conga Line to highlight coal dust health concerns including Black Lung disease
December 04, 2015
A coal dust conga line is on its way along the coal train line of South-East Queensland to increase awareness of the damaging health effects of coal dust, including Black Lung disease impacted Queensland miners. Members of Clean Air Ipswich Region (CLAIR) and Clean...
Read MoreFarmers should have veto right over mining: overwhelming support in new poll
December 04, 2015
The overwhelming majority of Australians want farmers and traditional owners to be given stronger protection against mining and gas companies having access to their land.
Read MoreQLD Government “reallocates” farmers’ water resources to CSG mining industry
December 03, 2015
The Queensland Government has “reallocated” underground water resources used by Western Downs’ farmers to the coal seam gas (CSG) industry, says Hopeland local, Shay Dougall. Locals around Hopeland, near Chinchilla in the last week noticed two underground bores ‘blow out,’ spewing water and gasses...
Read MoreThreat, or opportunity? Lock the Gate response to review of water trigger
December 02, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance says a review of the EPBC water trigger by the Federal Government is an opportunity to ensure that there is Federal oversight of the impacts of shale and tight gas mining on water resources.
Read MoreFarmers, Traditional Owners, demand right to say "no" to mining: COAG meeting
December 02, 2015
Seventy-nine farmers, landholders and traditional owners from every state and territory across Australia have sent a letter to Minister Frydenberg and the state ministers calling on them to give landholders the right to say ‘no’ to mining.
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