Media Releases

Carmichael mine: still no answers on groundwater

August 29, 2014

An environmental approval has been issued to what will be the country’s largest and most damaging coal mine with key information and limits on groundwater impacts still yet to be understood, according to the Lock the Gate Alliance.

Lock the Gate welcomes progress in land and mining conflict

August 29, 2014

The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the Government’s pledge to implement all of the 32 recommendations from the Walker review of the arbitration process for land access by mining companies, though it falls short of giving landholders the right to refuse access.

Queensland Sadies serenade Jeff Seeney’s staff

August 26, 2014

The Queensland Sadies were greeted by a ‘welcoming committee’ of seven police officers who apparently enjoyed the show outside the Biloela office of Deputy Premier, Jeff Seeney, the LNP member for Callide and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning.

Woman sacked for having a Coal Dust Free Brisbane sign in her car – what next in Queensland?

August 26, 2014

Things are seriously wrong in a state that allows a hard-working woman to be sacked for having a Coal Dust Free Brisbane sign in her car. But that’s happened to Wynnum West resident, Kym Garrick who was sacked from her security officer job at...

The Right of Reply the Australian Financial Review couldn't find the space to publish

August 25, 2014

This is Lock the Gate's opinion piece that the Australian Financial Review have said they didn't have space to publish. It follows last Monday's (August 18) front page story "Facts v Fiction: busting CSG myths" that then spilled to a two-page feature inside the...