Groundwater vital for farming some of the country’s richest soils could be irreparably damaged if the Queensland Government signs off on the water licence for the next stage of the Acland coal mine on the Darling Downs.

Farmers and concerned citizens in north west NSW say the latest submission made by Santos about its controversial Narrabri CSG project is “arrogant” and “dangerous”, with the company refusing to provide information and commitments requested by the State Government and Narrabri Council.

The gas-addicted Gunner Government has bent over backwards for big business at the expense of Territory communities again, choosing to ignore a key recommendation of the NT Fracking Inquiry.

Whitehaven Coal has been exposed for failing to assess its planned Vickery coal project’s impact on global climate, local communities and the environment.

Angry Northern Rivers residents this morning converged on the office of Labor candidate for Page Patrick Deegan after his party’s leader announced if elected he would create a $1.5 billion taxpayer-funded loans scheme to prop up fracking pipelines in northern Australia.