Revelations six billion litres of water has been diverted from creeks feeding Sydney water catchments into underground coal mines in the Special Areas show a moratorium on any new mines in the region must be immediately implemented, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed the Independent Planning Commission’s decision to postpone a public hearing into a large new coal mine proposed near the Namoi River at Boggabri.

Adani’s bullish claims it is ready to start work have been proved false in media reports today showing the mining giant’s key water management plan is deeply flawed.

Polluting gas and coal companies are once again failing to pay their fair share of tax, according to the latest corporate report of entity tax information.