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Regional QLD council wants gasfield approval revoked
June 05, 2023
A council in regional Queensland that hosts the highest number of coal mines of any local government in the state wants the Palaszczuk Government to “revoke” its recent approval of Blue Energy’s planned 530 well gasfield.
Read MoreQueensland Government releases plan with pathway to banning fracking on the LEB floodplains
June 02, 2023
Lock the Gate Alliance congratulates the Queensland Palaszczuk Government for releasing a long awaited consultation plan for the Lake Eyre Basin that includes an option for effectively banning new oil and gas development on the region’s fragile floodplains.
Read MoreFOI shows WA Health Department struggling with fracking rules, new Premier should seize chance to ban fracking
May 31, 2023
Freedom of information documents show the Western Australian bureaucracy is struggling to implement its own fracking recommendations, and Lock the Gate Alliance says the recent change in WA leadership is an opportunity for the government to abandon fracking before it’s too late.
Read MoreBuru Energy shareholders targeted outside company’s AGM over Kimberley gas plans
May 25, 2023
Concerned community members have targeted Buru Energy investors at this morning’s annual general meeting, warning them about the threat the company’s gas plans pose to the precious Kimberley.
Read MoreGovernment documents reveal HVO coal expansion would force other industries to pick up emissions slack
May 19, 2023
Industries across NSW would be forced to pick up the emissions reduction slack if a single, Glencore and Yancoal owned coal mine expansion is built, according to an internal submission from the Planning Department’s net zero team.
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