Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose lands are under threat have called on the government to introduce a climate trigger and prevent corporations destroying Australia's natural assets.
Under the proposal, coal and gas projects would have to undergo a thorough assessment to examine their impacts on the climate.
And on Tuesday, a delegation of traditional custodians and those affected by climate disasters urged politicians to act.
Gurridyula Gaba Wunggu, who comes from the Wangan and Jagalingou nation, says the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland has hastened climate change and damage sacred sites.
The Bravus-owned mine was only approved on the basis the Doongmabulla Springs would not be contaminated, he said, but now hydrocarbons have been found in its waters.
"We're all going to be poisoned, they're poisoning the water," he told reporters in Canberra.
"We have always been there and we will always continue to be there, even if I have to take care of a broken spring.
"That is my obligation to my country: I'm born to that country, I'm part of that DNA, I'm the roots to those old growth trees."
The Waddananggu man has urged the government to take away the miner's leases and hold the corporation accountable.
"Our governments are failing me, they're failing my people," he said.
A spokesperson for Bravus, which is part of the global Adani Group, said it wholly rejected the "incorrect" claims.
"No damage has occurred to the Doongmabulla Springs or to underground water at the Carmichael mine," they said.
"The mine remains fully compliant with all its state and federal environmental obligations and regulations."
A spokesman for the Environment Department said it was aware of the issue about the Carmichael mine and making inquiries.
"Our approach to managing non-compliance is outlined in our published compliance policy," the spokesman said.
"Consistent with the policy, the department does not provide comment on matters that subject to open enquiries."
The Narrabri gas project, run by resources giant Santos, is also expected to unleash large amounts of greenhouse gases and the Gomeroi people have taken the issue to the Native Title Tribunal.
Gomeroi traditional custodian Karra Kinchela has urged the federal government to support their fight by enacting a climate trigger.
"Increasingly severe weather events like droughts, fires, and floods are having a devastating impact on our land and waters - we can’t let Santos’s gas make it any worse," she said.
Santos has been contacted for comment.
Elsewhere in parliament, activist group Greenpeace presented a 400,000-strong petition urging the federal government to protect the environment from Woodside's Burrup Hub gas project, which is attempting to drill off Australia's west coast.
Greenpeace has deemed the project a "massive gas nightmare" that will endanger reef systems and wreck Australia's climate.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has urged the government to close legal loopholes after it abandoned efforts to reform the nation's main environment law earlier in 2024.
