In December 2023 the QLD Government announced that it will protect the Channel Country rivers and floodplains of the Lake Eyre Basin from new oil and gas. The rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin in Queensland are some of the last free-flowing desert rivers on earth and this announcement by the government puts in place the first official no go zone for gas in Queensland outside of national parks. Read more....
NSW Coal Watch
The 14 proposed new coal expansions in New South Wales will create 2 billion tonnes of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions - which is 15 times the state’s current annual emissions. NSW can’t meet climate goals, and neither can Australia or the globe, if these mines go ahead. The NSW Premier and his Ministers can take action to ensure these projects do not go ahead. Read more....