Media Releases
QLD Government quietly signed off on key New Acland condition
November 05, 2020
The Queensland Government has quietly handed out one of the final approvals for the New Acland coal mine stage 3 expansion that would nullify meagre protections originally intended to protect the state’s very best farming country.
Read MoreDepartment’s “double standards” Dendrobium decision a danger to drinking water
November 02, 2020
The NSW Government has been accused of double standards over its decision to recommend in favour of destructive longwall mining at the Dendrobium expansion beneath the Sydney and Illawarra drinking water catchments.
Read MoreDepartment gaslights locals as fracking commences at Surat
October 29, 2020
The Queensland Environment Department has provided contradictory information to residents who are deeply concerned about Armour Energy’s plans to frack for tight gas at its Kincora project next to the town of Surat tomorrow.
Read MoreCentral Queensland community votes decisively against new coal mine in heart of coal country
October 27, 2020
A country town in the heart of Queensland’s coalfields has voted overwhelmingly against a proposed new coal mine, in a landmark development for the region and the state.
Read MoreMining in the dark: Department’s own expert testimony suggests Russell Vale poses serious risk to Sydney’s drinking water
October 23, 2020
Dire expert warnings highlighting a serious risk of subsidence in the Sydney Water Catchment area if Wollongong Coal’s planned Russell Vale expansion goes ahead were overruled by the NSW Planning Department.
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