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BREAKING: Qld coal company found bulldozing koala habitat and mining coal without federal approval
October 04, 2024
Just one week after the Albanese government approved three giant new coal mines in New South Wales, an ABC investigation has revealed Queensland coal company Vitrinite has been found mining coal and bulldozing koala...
Read More ShareEnVA-CQ: EnvA takes on global coal giant Glencore’s proposed Rolleston coal mine extension
September 25, 2024
In a bold move reminiscent of a modern-day David versus Goliath battle, Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland (EnvA) today lodged a legal action in the Queensland Land Court challenging Glencore’s proposed Spring Creek North...
Read More ShareLock the Gate: Plibersek approves three vast thermal coal mine expansions - damning water, climate and koalas
September 25, 2024
Media release from Lock the Gate: Environment Minister Plibersek has approved three thermal coal mine expansions that will supercharge climate change by locking in about 1.5 billion tonnes of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. This...
Read More ShareNew report exposes huge risks to NSW and Queensland koala populations from new coal mines and expansions
August 21, 2024
Joint media release: Lock the Gate Alliance, Queensland Conservation Council, NSW Nature Conservation Council A shocking new report, ‘Koalas or coal mines, how the federal government can help save Australia’s most iconic species’ reveals...
Read More SharePlibersek shirks responsibility to protect endangered koalas from new coal mine expansions
July 29, 2024
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has responded to a joint letter, signed by over 50 climate, environment, and nature organisations calling on her to reject new coal mines and expansions due to the devastating...
Read More ShareLock the Gate: Peabody prepares to fire up the bulldozers as Plibersek mulls humbugging koalas, greater gliders
July 09, 2024
Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject outright multinational coal giant Peabody’s plan to clear 220 hectares of koala and greater glider habitat for an expansion of the...
Read More ShareKoalas not coal! Move Beyond Coal occupies JFE’s offices
July 08, 2024
Imagine wanting to bulldoze hundreds of hectares of endangered koala habitat for a dirty new coal mine. Well, that's exactly what Whitehaven are planning to do!
Read More Share50 nature, climate, and environment groups call for Plibersek to reject koala killing coal mines
June 17, 2024
More than 50 national, state and local climate and environment organisations, including, including The Australia Institute, Greenpeace and Queensland Conservation Council have signed on to a joint letter calling on Federal Environment Minister Tanya...
Read More ShareMove Beyond Coal: Archibald Prize winner Blak Douglas unveils new mural confronting coal damage in Redfern
June 05, 2024
Dhungatti artist and 2022 Archibald Prize winner Blak Douglas has launched his new mural Coalface in Redfern, conveying the damaging impacts the coal industry has on climate, Country and the environment. Blak Douglas drew...
Read More ShareNew report reveals massive impact of planned coal mines on koala habitat in Central Queensland
June 05, 2024
New research from the Central Queensland University has exposed the cumulative impacts of proposed coal mining leases on endangered koalas in Central Queensland. Using state of the art satellite mapping technology combined with government...
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