The Latest Breaking News from LockGate

Extreme weather pushing up cost of living for regional residents, new polling finds

Rising costs of insurance are locking people out of the housing market.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 17

No strategy to manage the social impacts of coal mine's closure

The Hunter Valley Operations project is no longer required to have a mine exit strategy.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 22

'Gutted': lawsuit over fracking water risks dismissed

Activists have expressed concern about water security after losing an environmental lawsuit seeking to force government approval for a fracking pilot project.

AAP · Jun 26

Food bowl put ahead of coal with mine proposal rejected

A state government has been accused of sending "mixed signals" after rejecting a proposed coal mine in a major food bowl.

AAP · Jul 15, 2025

Denied activists mount challenge over coal mine advice

Legal advice given to a state government by coal mine developers is being sought through a tribunal by activists who say the public has a right to know.

AAP · Jun 9, 2025

Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move

Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2024

Endure – or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about building climate groups

Over the last decade, several groups in Australia have successfully mobilised against fossil fuel interests. But which ones have gone the distance?

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2024

Is the Beetaloo gas basin going to damage our water resources? Plibersek has asked experts to find out

The Greens and crossbenchers are urging Plibersek to use the expanded ‘water trigger’ powers but she has vowed to listen to ‘independent scientists’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2024

Call for tougher environmental regulation of coal mining industry

EPA seeks community input as part of coal mine regulation review

Newcastle Herald · Aug 22, 2024

NSW government accused by critics of using ‘fatally compromised’ emissions report

Climate campaigners and scientists disturbed over claims about global warming found in document obtained through Gipa laws

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26, 2024