Lock the Gate Alliance

I mean, I've had some engagement with some of the sort of well-known regular opponents of the coal industry over my 15 years in the job, but not much.

But we do cross paths from time to time, including, you know, sometimes we cross paths with some of the representatives of Lock the Gate when we're appearing at parliamentary inquiries and those sorts of things.

But my general approach to these things is to treat people with respect and treat people treat people as i would expect that they would treat me and i don't have a problem with people who who disagree with me on whatever issue as long as they're motivated as long as i think they're motivated by the right reasons and and and and and they do it out it respectfully and within the law but that's the reason why i have such a problem with rising tide and Extinction Rebellion and these other people who they flout the law they put people in danger I don't care for their causes but they're entitled to have those causes and if they're properly motivated for the right reasons I respect that but they need to respect other people it's a quid pro quo and They're really just about causing trouble, generating headlines, getting social media attention.

And, you know, they're pseudo-socialist anarchists that want to tear down the system anyway.

We've increased the threshold for the number of objections that are required for a project to be referred to the IPC from 50 to 100.

And they need to be unique objections.

They can't just be pro forma letters from Lock the Gate or Rising Tide.

That's good, but almost every coal project, the Minister is going to refer it to the IPC, depending on the scale of the proposal anyway, because there's always a level projects, that we have seen seven or eight or more smaller proposals to extend operating lives of coal mining projects approved by the Department of Planning without the need for the involvement of the Independent Planning Commission.

Although it is raining, they might decide to stay at home.

Um, they call themselves Lock The Gate Alliance and Sydney Knitting Nanas.

Uh, why are they gonna protest on Macquarie Street? Well, off the back of a technical legal win in the High Court, the coalition of professional campaigners and self-appointed moral guardians are descending on Macquarie Street to sing songs, wave placards, and demand an immediate end to state coal approvals.

Yep, no more coal, but they aren't worried about the coal being used to keep the lights on here in Australia.

You cannot make this stuff up.

So let, let, let's just take a step back and absorb the stupidity of this premise, right? So a group of protesters, backed by the usual parade of Greens MPs and fringe activist networks, standing in the middle of the Sydney CBD demanding that the New South Wales Premier fix the energy policies of Tokyo, Beijing, and New Delhi.

Are these people actually serious? If Lock The Gate Alliance and Sydney Knitting Nanas are genuinely terrified of Scope 3 emissions in foreign nations, why don't they book a flight to Asia instead of interrupting those in the city this morning? Why, why don't they go and pull up a folding chair outside the government offices in the countries actually burning the fuel and explain their concerns? Oh no, of course they won't do that, will they? Because it's far easier to block traffic in the CBD, scream into an echo chamber of like-minded protesters, and get a quick grab on the evening news.

The fundamental delusion driving this movement is the idea that if New South Wales stops supplying high quality thermal coal, the world will suddenly stop using it.

The ruling from the Independent Planning Commission came Wednesday, allowing operations to continue until 2045.

Environmental group Lock The Gate dubbed the decision a generational failure that will exacerbate the climate crisis.

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We have a very strong... legacy when it comes to activism and being boots on the ground, if you'd like to say that, call it that.

So yeah, definitely there will be local, you know, from the Gumay side of things, leading the charge against and the fight against Santos, as well as, you know, like different sort of companies like Lock the Gate and all these other sort of none-for-profit, I guess, these different other groups that are fighting as well against climate change.

And yeah, we've known these folks for quite some time and have and still maintain great relationships with them as well.

And then the more the merrier of those who want to get involved and stand with Gilmory people.