The Queensland auditor-general's report on managing coal seam gas activities exposes an incredible failure by successive governments to protect landholders and adequately regulate the unconventional gas industry, according to Lock the Gate Alliance.

The NSW Environmental Protection Agency appears to have abandoned a key coal seam gas risk mitigation measure recommended by the NSW Chief Scientist, placing landholders at future risk should the industry go ahead in the state.

The Bylong community, determined to protect farmland and heritage values, has today applied to join legal proceedings to defend the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) decision to reject the destructive KEPCO coal mine.

Residents from WA regions threatened by fracking will descend on Perth tomorrow to tell the McGowan Government locals remain firmly opposed to polluting gasfields.

Protect Country Alliance has slammed the Gunner Government’s draft NT Offsets Policy, labeling it a farce while MPs are actively promoting and pursuing a massive polluting fracking industry in the Territory.