Media Releases
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.
Read MoreAlbanese Government approves a new thermal coal project out to 2035
September 03, 2025
Mudgee locals are furious after the Federal Albanese Government approved a new thermal coal mine expansion in the district.
Read More20-year Darwin LNG gas leak cover up exposes critical failures, raises more Beetaloo questions
September 01, 2025
Lock the Gate Alliance has called for an investigation following revelations that a Darwin export gas facility has been leaking plumes of methane for nearly two decades, and the companies and authorities knew about it since at least 2020.
Read MoreIs Santos GLNG planning to sign a deal to condemn Aussies to five extra years of gas pain?
August 15, 2025
A seemingly innocuous chart (chart 4.3) buried in a recent ACCC report raises questions as to whether Santos is poised to extend a contract for long-term supply of LNG from Queensland from 2031 to 2035, despite LNG exports being the identified cause of domestic supply shortages.
Read MoreAustralia’s icon in the hands of Murray Watt: ‘Nationally significant’ koala population found at proposed Hail Creek coal mine extension
August 14, 2025
A new investigation has uncovered a thriving population of endangered koalas living in bushland that Glencore wants to bulldoze to expand its Hail Creek coal mine in Central Queensland. Experts say the koala population is considered to be of “national significance”.
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