Media Releases
LNP’s South Galilee mine approval wrong on every level
December 03, 2014
While the world moves on from fossil fuels, the State Government continues to stick its collective heads in the sand with the approval of the South Galilee mine in Central Queensland. The Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney’s media release talks up another coal mine as...
Read MoreWallabies star David Pocock joins the Leard Forest Blockade
November 30, 2014
Wallabies rugby player and former captain David Pocock has joined the Leard Forest blockade to help bring an end to the Maules Creek coal mine in north-west NSW.
Read MoreLNP’s rush to pass Bills illustrates why we must take Senate inquiry seriously
November 26, 2014
The LNP’s rush to placate big mining companies in State Parliament last night is more evidence of why Queenslanders must take the current Senate inquiry seriously. The State Government’s proposed changes to the Water Reform and Other Legislation Bill favour mining companies over landholders...
Read MoreInfrastructure NSW findings should spur Hunter mining water reform
November 26, 2014
Lock the Gate has welcomed the prioritisation of water security in the Upper Hunter by Infrastructure NSW in their Infrastructure Strategy Update today, saying it confirms findings the of the Alliance’s own report, “Unfair Shares,” released earlier this year that agricultural industries in the...
Read MoreWhy the earth rumbles at Hopeland: coal seam gas
November 24, 2014
A serious explosion at a water bore in Queensland shows farmers and communities should be very concerned about coal seam gas, despite government and industry reassurances to the contrary.
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