Media Releases
QLD Government scrambles to retrospectively validate nearly 1000 mining projects, but does nothing to increase transparency
August 06, 2021
The Queensland Palaszczuk Government is scrambling to retrospectively fix extraordinary administration blunders that mean nearly 1000 mining projects - likely including the controversial New Acland Coal Mine - are technically invalid.
Read MoreWhitehaven’s Winchester South coal mine would wreck water, kill koalas, contribute to climate crisis
August 04, 2021
Notorious environmental vandal Whitehaven’s planned Winchester South thermal and metallurgical coal mine would have a devastating impact on water, threatened species like the koala, and the climate, according to the company’s environmental impact statement released today.
Read MoreShell’s CSG spill should warrant more than a $60,000 fine
August 02, 2021
Lock the Gate Alliance has labelled a $60,000 fine handed to a multinational coal seam gas company that dumped more than one million litres of wastewater on surrounding land as little more than a “slap on the wrist”.
Read MoreNew analysis: As Origin's share price tanks, a switch to clean energy could save it
August 02, 2021
Origin, one of Australia’s biggest electricity and gas suppliers, could gain a significant competitive edge on its energy rivals by selling its gas assets while the Australian gas market is temporarily buoyed by Federal Government support and switching to become a green energy provider,...
Read MoreNew expert analysis reveals NSW IPC has “comprehensively failed” to mitigate greenhouse emissions
July 29, 2021
A new expert analysis reveals operational emissions produced from the eight major fossil fuel projects approved by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) since the authority was created will total nearly 90 million tonnes - the same amount the NSW Government's Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap is...
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