Media Releases
Safeguard Mechanism reform’s reliance on offsets no way to solve climate change
January 10, 2023
Planned reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, revealed today, do not go far enough to reduce emissions created by big coal and gas companies, says Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreCritically endangered bum breathing turtles hold breath for Santos’ next move as oil and gas giant backs down from gas waste dump plan
December 21, 2022
Oil and gas giant Santos has backed down from a plan to dump unlimited amounts of untreated coal seam gas wastewater into a Central Queensland river which is home to a critically endangered species of bum breathing turtle.
Read More118 TOO MANY: Coal and gas projects in planning pipeline threaten Albanese’s climate goals
December 20, 2022
The 118 coal and gas projects in the planning system, as identified in yesterday's release of the Resources and Energy Quarterly, severely threaten Australia's ability to meet its emission reduction goals and the world’s ability to mitigate the climate crisis, says Lock the Gate Alliance....
Read MoreThe 14 gas wells of Christmas: Farmers forced to spend holidays responding to Arrow’s plan to drill state’s best ag land
December 19, 2022
Local farmers say they will do all they can to stop an Arrow Energy application to drill 14 new coal seam gas wells on some of Queensland’s best farmland.
Read MoreDominic Perrottet's Christmas stocking filled with three super emitting coal projects
December 14, 2022
Three coal projects that would produce more emissions than twice that of New Zealand's annual greenhouse footprint - including two located within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone - are being considered by the NSW Government.
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