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‘Our peaceful retirement will be taken from us if gas encroaches’: Queensland government approves new wells

Thu, 05/07/2026 - 15:59

Tara locals are concerned their backyards will be industrialised, after the Queensland Government today approved a coal seam gas development proposed by Origin Energy’s joint venture Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG).

Categories: G2. Local Greens

NSW government sacrifices regional communities in ‘disastrous backflip’ on gas licences

Tue, 04/28/2026 - 18:20

Regional residents have expressed outrage at the NSW government’s decision to open up vast areas of the state to gas extraction, warning it puts communities, water and agriculture at risk. 

Categories: G2. Local Greens

Wonnarua elder welcomes heritage listing of Ravensworth Homestead as a step to justice

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 21:58

Wonnarua elder Scott Franks has welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to list Ravensworth Homestead on the State Heritage Register, saying it is a critical step toward truth-telling and justice for Wonnarua people.

Categories: G2. Local Greens

Majority of Australian coal mines increased pollution in 2025, under flawed Safeguard Mechanism

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 15:18

Two-thirds of Australian coal mines increased pollution last financial year, highlighting the big coal loopholes of the federal government’s key emissions reductions policy, new data from the Clean Energy Regulator shows. 

Categories: G2. Local Greens

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