Media Releases
Expensive, damaging and wasteful: Qld Government footing the Bill for Galilee rail line
November 17, 2014
The Queensland Government’s agreement to sink tax-payers’ money into the controversial Carmichael coal project railway line to the Galilee Basin is an expensive waste of money that threatens irreversible damage to water resources in Queensland.
Read MoreNarrabri fights back on failed Gas Plan as hundreds turn out to protest
November 17, 2014
400 people from across Narrabri Shire and North West NSW turned out in Narrabri last night to show clear and urgent opposition to the NSW Government’s NSW Gas Plan and Santos Narrabri Gas Project in the Pilliga.
Read MoreClarity needed on CSG status in Sydney's water catchments
November 13, 2014
Community groups from across Sydney call on Premier Baird and Minister Roberts to make clear the status of coal seam gas mining in the Special Areas of Sydney Water Catchments once the current moratorium is lifted.
Read MoreSenate Inquiry into Qld Inc will shine the light on curious CSG approvals, dodgy deals and donors
November 13, 2014
The public will get its best chance yet to follow the money trail between big donors, mining approvals and government when the Senate Inquiry into the Queensland Government and its finances, opens today, Lock the Gate Alliance said.
Read MoreGas plan falls short of Chief Scientist's recommendations and community sentiment
November 13, 2014
The NSW Gas Plan released today falls well short of the recommendations by the Chief Scientist and of community sentiment on coal seam gas mining, and won't solve popular unrest on the issue, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.
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