Media Releases
Lock the Gate welcomes the Senate Inquiry into the Newman Government in Queensland
October 01, 2014
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the formation of a Federal Select Senate Inquiry into certain aspects of the Queensland State Government and said the Inquiry, to be chaired by Palmer United Queensland Senator Glenn Lazurus, is desperately needed.
Read MoreNSW Chief Scientist Review Highlights Major Risks From CSG
October 01, 2014
The NSW Chief Scientist has highlighted serious risks from coal seam gas mining, including to human health and water supplies, vindicating strongly held concerns of communities across NSW, Lock the Gate said today.
Read MoreRegional NSW needs protection from aggressive gas industry
September 25, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed a twelve month extension on the New South Wales Government’s freeze on new Petroleum Exploration Licences and examination of current licences, and is calling for upfront protections for water resources, farmland and bushland to be introduced as part of...
Read MoreMining donations “as insidious as tobacco, gambling and developers”
September 24, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has used a submission to the Premier’s Panel of Experts on political donations reform to call for an immediate prohibition on donations by mining companies and their public relations and lobbying firms.
Read MoreRural communities braced for MacFarlane's quarry economy
September 23, 2014
The Lock the Gate Alliance has described today’s Energy Green Paper as a “blueprint for a quarry economy,” criticising the Government for failing to outline a vision that will prevent Australia repeating government energy policy failures in the recent past.
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