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Albanese government ‘burning our future’ with coal mine expansion tick of approval
February 13, 2026
As Queensland communities begin to recover from devastating flood events, environment groups have slammed the Albanese government for approving another open cut coal mine expansion in central Queensland this week.
Read More ShareGlencore asks Murray Watt to extend Hail Creek coal mine risking nationally significant koala population
February 05, 2026
Australia’s largest coal producer, Glencore, has applied to the federal government to extend its polluting Hail Creek open cut coal mine, near Nebo in Central Queensland. Environmental advocates are calling on federal environment minister...
Read More ShareNew Report Confirms Record-Breaking Coral Loss – Calls Grow to Halt New Coal Mines in Mackay Isaac Whitsunday Region
August 06, 2025
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) today released a sobering report confirming record-breaking coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef, with the 2024–25 monitoring period revealing the most widespread and severe bleaching...
Read More ShareGlencore’s Hail Creek methane pollution is a wake up call for Federal and Queensland Governments
March 26, 2025
The Queensland Conservation Council and the Mackay Conservation Group are calling on the Federal and Queensland Government to heed warnings from new methane emissions data from super polluter Glencore’s Hail Creek mine, and reject...
Read More ShareUrgent need to protect Mackay's mangroves and fish habitat
March 06, 2025
MCG unreservedly opposes the planned destruction of 20ha of mangroves and fish habitat area for a new road that will save trucks a few minutes to the Mackay Port
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