Media Releases
QLD Government gives criminal NSW coal company “suitable operator” status
March 22, 2024
The Queensland Government decision to grant repeat offender Whitehaven Coal “suitable operator status” risks Queensland’s environment by ignoring the company’s long list of crimes committed in its home state of NSW.
Read MoreFederal investigation into NT fracking water trigger compliance welcomed
March 21, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance welcomes Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s probe into whether fracking companies active in the Northern Territory are complying with the requirements of the expanded water trigger under national environment laws.
Read MoreAdani takes QLD Government to court in attempt to avoid employing Clermont locals
March 21, 2024
Adani has challenged a requirement to not discriminate against employing Clermont residents in the Supreme Court, in a move groups say shows the company has little interest in supporting local communities.
Read MoreKoalas, Regent Honeyeaters, Gang-gang cockatoos in Yancoal’s firing line for new coal project adjoining nature reserve
March 20, 2024
Documents prepared by a coal company planning a massive expansion near Mudgee admit the project poses a threat to habitat “critical to the survival” of a local koala population.
Read MoreAlbanese Government must step in and stop Glencore dumping coal-fired waste carbon in Great Artesian Basin
March 19, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance commends AgForce and local farmers for taking strong action against Glencore’s plan to dump waste carbon from the Millmerran coal fired power station into Great Artesian Basin aquifers.
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