Media Releases
Winchester South mega mine approval a loss for Queenslanders, koalas, climate
February 07, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance condemns the Miles Government’s approval of a brand new coal mine that will be responsible for more than half a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution.
Read MoreGovernment must get tougher on unfit mining companies after Russell Vale debacle
February 06, 2024
The closure of the polluting and dangerous Russell Vale colliery in the Sydney-Illawarra drinking water catchment demonstrates why the NSW Government needs to get tougher on companies who are clearly unfit to operate a coal mine, says Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreHundreds of dead fish and a four day delay: Beetaloo fish kill exposes inability of NT Government to respond to environmental incidents
February 04, 2024
The Northern Territory Government regulator's ability to respond to environmental disasters is in doubt after it took four days for NT officers to respond to a mass fish kill downstream of numerous fracking sites during recent flooding events.
Read MoreQLD Government quietly signs off on koala habitat clearing coal mine
February 01, 2024
The Queensland Government quietly approved a new coal mine in Central Queensland that will clear 770 hectares of koala habitat, without requiring an Environmental Impact Statement.
Read MoreNSW Government approves first new coal expansion since election, climate bill
January 23, 2024
The NSW Government’s approval of a new coal mine expansion is incompatible with its own emissions reduction goals and represents a broken election promise, says Lock the Gate Alliance.
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