Media Releases

Public kept in dark as BHP polluted sensitive QLD environment for up to 15 years

September 15, 2025

Mining giant BHP likely knew it was releasing polluted water into environmentally sensitive areas adjacent to a major Central Queensland coal mine for more than a decade but did nothing until a routine Environment Department site inspection in 2022, documents show.

Cattle farmer fears the worst as Bowen Coking Coal goes bust, leaving giant mine mess on her land

September 14, 2025

The failings of Queensland’s broken mine rehabilitation laws have been laid bare amid fears Bowen Coking Coal, which recently entered liquidation, has abandoned an open cut coal mine on a Central Queensland cattle farmer's land.

Hundreds rally at WA Parliament demanding Cook Government ban Kimberley fracking

September 09, 2025

More than 500 West Australians have rallied outside WA Parliament in Perth today, demanding the Roger Cook Government permanently ban fracking in the state’s Kimberley.

BHP should ditch big QLD coal expansions, not renewable projects

September 09, 2025

Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on BHP to abandon its planned expansion of Queensland coal projects, as the company faces accusations it is no longer serious about reducing emissions after ditching a key renewable energy project in WA.

Taxpayers billed: Public to cover cost of Whitehaven’s new coal mine through fuel subsidy

September 08, 2025

A new Lock the Gate Alliance analysis reveals Australian taxpayers are paying for the construction of Whitehaven’s Winchester South Coal Mine because the diesel subsidy the company will receive is greater than the capital outlay required to build the project.