Springvale farmers fight 'uphill battle' against coal seam gas on agricultural land

Doug Browne was just a teenager when he started to develop his family's farm, and says he and a group of neighbours will not stop fighting to protect it from development.

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Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction

Coal and gas exports expected to remain roughly at current level until at least 2035 with 4.5% of emissions linked to Australia, report finds

Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction

Coal and gas exports expected to remain roughly at current level until at least 2035 with 4.5% of emissions linked to Australia, report finds

Gina Rinehart-backed company gets approval from Tanya Plibersek for coal seam gas project

Environment minister gives go ahead for Senex Energy to develop and operate up to 151 new coal seam gas wells in inland Queensland

Labor’s proposed changes to water trigger laws could have ‘centuries-long consequences’, environment groups say

Proposal would allow states and territories to make decisions about coal mining and unconventional gas where water resources are affected

Coal seam gas waste plan risks washing ‘5m tonnes of salt into the Murray-Darling Basin’

Critics say a proposal to dispose of salt from waste brine by burying it in lined landfill is ‘not a long-term solution’

Mining giant Santos given approval to re-activate four coal seam gas wells in NSW

While the former NSW government was in caretaker mode, mining giant Santos was given approval to reactivate four wells in the NSW north west for coal seam gas exploration, but local farmers are vowing to fight the decision. 

‘Making the climate crisis worse’: Greens blast Labor after Queensland coal seam gas expansion approved

Decision allows Santos to open 116 new wells with an operational life of about 30 years in the Surat Basin