MEDIA RELEASE - 30 August 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham called on the government to immediately cancel the Doyles Creek mining exploration license which ICAC has found was only granted for the purpose of benefiting his mate, John Maitland and was subject to false and misleading information.  “Barry O’Farrell must act and [...]

State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) Amendment (Resource Significance) 2013 Announced 29 July 2013 You may have heard the shocking news of the Government’s plans to amend state planning laws to allow Big Mining to ride roughshod over communities. Intended changes to the Mining SEPP forces decision makers to “promote the development of significant [...]