Media Releases
Pristine rivers at risk as Origin targets more than 200,000 hectares of Channel Country floodplains for fracking
January 13, 2021
Fracking company Origin Energy has applied for petroleum licenses over large swathes of floodplains in Queensland’s environmentally sensitive Channel Country, in a blatant attempt to preempt a decision on the future of the floodplains by the Palaszczuk Government.
Read MoreSouth32 set to benefit from secret NSW Cabinet deal allowing it to drain billions of litres from water catchment unlicensed
January 12, 2021
The Berejiklian-Barilaro Government has apparently signed off on a secret sweetheart deal so South32 can avoid purchasing a water license and instead pay money to the government directly to “offset” billions of litres of water that would be drained from the Sydney-Illawarra catchment area...
Read MoreFOI shows Santos suggested Federal subsidies for gas pipeline to its Narrabri project
January 08, 2021
Santos lobbied the Morrison Government to subsidise a gas pipeline that would enable its controversial Narrabri gas project, new documents released under FOI reveal.
Read MoreCentral Queensland community calls for expulsion of US coal company from United Nations signatory list
January 06, 2021
Central Queensland locals have labelled American insurance giant Liberty Mutual a hypocrite for continuing with plans to build a polluting coal mine at Baralaba South, despite the company having just joined a United Nations-sponsored responsible investment program.
Read MoreNSW approves mining projects that will create nearly 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2
January 04, 2021
Lock the Gate Alliance is warning that failures in NSW planning law and a lack of legal avenues for the public to challenge mining project approvals are locking in more than a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution.
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