Media Releases
Senate inquiry split on Bill to hand water trigger to States
June 24, 2014
A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement about controversial legislation that will hand over Federal Government decision making power for large coal mines and coal seam gas projects that impact on water resources.
Read MoreOutrage over $9.5 billion in subsidies to polluting industries in Queensland
June 24, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has expressed outrage at the scale and extent of taxpayer funded subsidies given to polluting industries in Queensland and has called for greater openness and public scrutiny on all handouts provided to the fossil fuels industry.
Read MoreNewman Government dealings on Brisbane Valley quarry an intolerable abuse of power
June 24, 2014
The intervention by Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Jeff Seeney, which allegedly resulted in a Brisbane Valley quarrying company avoiding prosecution for possible illegal resource extraction is an intolerable abuse of power.
Read MoreNationals gut water trigger: Hogan abandons promise to cross the floor
June 19, 2014
The Federal National Party has walked away from its commitments to protect the national water trigger on Coal Seam Gas (CSG) mining, and voted last week to allow it to be handed back to the states.
Read MoreUpdate: Update: Local Government National Assembly CSG vote narrowly defeated
June 19, 2014
A motion at the National Assembly of Local Government in Canberra calling for a ban on coal seam gas mining was narrowly defeated yesterday.
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