Media Releases
Petition launched to save Murray-Darling from 15 million tonnes of toxic coal seam gas salt waste
August 10, 2023
Chinchilla farmers have launched a petition calling on the Albanese Government to intervene and stop plans for a 15 million tonne coal seam gas waste dump at the headwaters of the Murray Darling River System.
Read MoreCall for gas exploration to be halted across NSW following EY revelations
August 09, 2023
Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on the NSW Minns Government to scrap its Future of Gas Statement following revelations consultancy firm EY was quietly working with Santos before helping the then NSW Government with the policy.
Read More“Barely a slap on the wrist” for coal mining company that stole water at height of drought
July 05, 2023
A $54,000 "compensation" payment from Idemitsu for water theft at its Boggabri Coal Mine during the peak of the worst drought in living memory falls far short of community expectations, and will not deter other companies from committing similar offences, says Lock the Gate...
Read MorePalaszczuk Government defies local community and council, gives gasfield go ahead
July 03, 2023
The Palaszczuk Government’s refusal to back down over its deeply unpopular approval of Blue Energy’s Central Queensland gasfield shows it cares neither for communities, nor climate.
Read MorePlibersek’s Ensham thermal coal mine approval adds 100 million tonnes of CO2-e to atmosphere
July 03, 2023
Lock the Gate Alliance condemns Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s approval of the Ensham coal mine expansion near Emerald in Central Queensland.
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