Media Releases

November 21, 2014

Some of the key focuses of the Lock the Gate Alliance's oral submission at today's Senate inquiry into the Newman government will be the likelihood that the coal and unconventional gas projects in Queensland could well leave the State Government and many landholders with...

November 20, 2014

Human rights campaigner and urban roots musician Natalie Pa’apa’a of Blue King Brown is urging people across Australia to “Rize-up” against the unconventional gas industry. Pa’apa’a will join an impressive line-up of national and international stars at a benefit concert for Rock the Gate...

November 19, 2014

A new peer-reviewed study published today has debunked the myth that coal seam gas fields are any cleaner than coal mines in terms of the greenhouse gases they produce.  The study by Southern Cross University scientists found massively elevated levels of methane and carbon...

November 18, 2014

A Queensland parliamentary committee today recommended the passing of a controversial new piece of legislation that will allow coal mining companies to remove billions of litres of groundwater without having to buy licences or adhere to caps.

November 17, 2014

The Queensland Government’s agreement to sink tax-payers’ money into the controversial Carmichael coal project railway line to the Galilee Basin is an expensive waste of money that threatens irreversible damage to water resources in Queensland.