Media Releases
Habitat offsets breaches little surprise in broken system
May 20, 2024
Widespread non-compliance uncovered in a national audit of biodiversity offsets is the tip of the iceberg, given Australia’s main environmental laws use offsetting conditions to enable unacceptable impacts on threatened wildlife and there are no habitat areas that are off limits.
Read MoreNew scientific paper exposes coal seam gas damage as government ignores risks and abandons farmers
May 20, 2024
A new Royal Society of Queensland paper exposes how successive governments have turned a blind eye to the devastating impacts of unconventional gas on some of the state’s most important agricultural land.
Read MoreNSW’s new greenhouse gas guidelines welcomed as screws tighten on coal mining expansions
May 20, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes a NSW Government update today that it is empowering decision makers to consider how greenhouse gas pollution from big coal and gas projects would impact the state’s emissions reduction targets for the first time.
Read MoreAllianz Insurance’s refusal to cover coal seam gas damage puts farmers on collision course with Madeleine King’s support for Narrabri Gas Project
May 17, 2024
The world’s largest insurance company, Allianz, has ruled out covering Australian property owners for any damage caused by coal seam gas infrastructure, activities, or transport.
Read MoreLoss of Living Wonders case proof Australia’s environment laws are broken
May 16, 2024
Today’s decision in the “Living Wonders” case must prompt immediate changes to failing federal environmental laws to include a “climate change trigger” if the Albanese Government is serious about protecting Australia from the effects of catastrophic global warming.
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