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Three large coal projects could wreck Minns’ climate ambitions before next election, analysis shows
March 13, 2026
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ climate ambitions would be thwarted ahead of next year’s state election if coal mine expansions and extensions are approved, new analysis of three of the pending 18 projects shows.
Read MoreQueensland government approves clearing ‘nationally significant’ koala habitat to make way for coal mine extension
March 12, 2026
The Queensland government has approved an extension to Glencore’s super polluting Hail Creek coal mine on Widi country in Central Queensland, allowing the destruction of 600 hectares of nationally significant koala habitat.
Read MoreNSW government offers Santos PR boost through Investment Delivery Authority endorsement
March 05, 2026
The NSW Government has endorsed Santos’ proposed Narrabri Lateral and Hunter Gas pipelines in the first raft of projects backed under its new Investment Delivery Authority (IDA), placing the fossil fuel project alongside renewable energy and battery storage developments.
Read MoreEPA downplayed risks of toxic chemicals in fracking approval, citing Kimberley’s ‘sparse population’
February 25, 2026
The WA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) recommended Black Mountain Energy’s*: Valhalla fracking project in the Martuwarra Fitzroy River catchment go ahead, despite the project requiring unknown quantities of dozens of chemicals not fit for release into the environment and waterways.
Read MoreFarmers and Knitting Nannas call on Queensland Treasurer to honour promise to farmers
February 19, 2026
Farmers and Knitting Nannas will gather outside Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki’s Toowoomba office on Friday, demanding that the Queensland Government honour its promise to protect prime farmland and vital groundwater from coal seam gas expansion.
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