Media Releases
ALP Pre-election Promises at Risk as Community Locked Out from Land Court
June 24, 2015
New legal advice obtained by Lock the Gate Alliance indicates that landholders will NOT have the right to go to the Land Court to challenge the Environmental Authority for the Acland Coal Mine expansion, despite election promises to restore legal rights by the incoming...
Read MoreCommunity welcomes finance failure for Ipswich coal mine in Queensland
June 23, 2015
Bremer Valley residents have welcomed the failure of Coalbank to raise the finances to buy the mothballed Ebenezer coal mine, near Ispwich. Shirley Doyle of the Rosewood District Protection Organisation (RDPO) lives near the mine and has long campaigned for the mine’s closure.
Read MoreFears Nthn Australia White Paper Could Be Trojan Horse for Fracking
June 23, 2015
Northern Territory communities fear that the Northern Australia White Paper released by the Federal Government last week could be a trojan horse for widespread shale gas fracking across the Territory, as on-ground opposition to the industry escalates from local councils to entire communities who...
Read MoreLock the Gate welcomes timely papal encyclical about environmental protection
June 19, 2015
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the papal encyclical Laudato Si’ “on care for our common home” which calls for “a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet.” Lock the Gate spokesperson Phil Laid said, “The Pope’s deep and moving statement...
Read MoreGovernments must do more to protect agriculture and tourism in light of coal’s structural decline
June 16, 2015
In the wake of Monday night’s 4 Corners program, government decision-making about coal mines in NSW and Qld needs to be dramatically overhauled in light of growing evidence that the risks of coal are outweighing its benefit and that its value as a commodity...
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