Media Releases
LNP’S Friday 5pm media release designed to avoid scrutiny
April 13, 2014
The Queensland Government’s last minute announcement about serious environmental charges was designed to avoid media scrutiny, says the Lock the Gate Alliance. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has charged Linc Energy Limited with allegedly breaching environmental laws, “causing serious environmental harm” on the Darling...
Read MoreWA Premier sets record straight on gas industry spin
April 09, 2014
The curly public relations tails of unconventional gas companies pushing for extensive industrial gasfields in rural NSW and Queensland were set straight by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett at yesterday's Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association conference in Perth. Mr Barnett told the Conference...
Read MoreAlpha Mine Decision: Qld Government should reject mine and protect groundwater
April 08, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance today called on the State Government to “totally reject” the Alpha coal mine project in Central Queensland. The Queensland Land Court has concluded that there should have been a precautionary approach applied to the groundwater impacts of the mine,...
Read MoreWarkworth coal mine fiasco: inquiry needed
April 07, 2014
Community groups in the Hunter Valley are calling for an independent inquiry into the assessment and approvals system for NSW coal mines, following today's judgement from the NSW Court of Appeal on the proposed expansion of Rio Tinto's Warkworth coal mine.“Today's judgement proves once...
Read MoreCommunity walk-in defies Pilliga forest lock-out
April 06, 2014
Around 100 people from across NSW are inspecting Santos’ coal seam gas operations in the Pilliga forest this morning, in defiance of exclusion orders designed to prevent the public entering the area.
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