Comms Declare released a report on Monday identifying at least 260 industry-backed programs or sponsorships reaching Australian children and teenagers. The group is calling for a national ban on advertising and sponsorships from coal, oil, and gas companies, and a Senate inquiry into the fossil fuel industry's engagement with children.

Belinda Noble, founder of Comms Declare, held a press conference at Parliament House on Monday to launch the report. Noble stated, "The coal oil and gas companies are profiteering [and] polluting, while simultaneously petro-grooming our kids." She added, "We believe our children deserve to play and learn in environments that are free from conflicted commercial influence."

The Greens and independent senator David Pocock have expressed support for a parliamentary inquiry into the presence of the fossil fuel industry in schools and sports clubs. The Greens plan to push to establish the proposed Senate inquiry before the federal parliament recesses for a five-week winter break. Greens resources spokesperson Steph Hodgins-May stated, "Get your dirty hands off our kids, that is our message to the fossil fuel industry, who have no place in early-learning centres, in schools, or in our cultural institutions in this country." Hodgins-May added that "Children should go to school to get evidence-based education, not to be brainwashed by fossil fuel corporations seeking to build social licence."

The programs identified in the Comms Declare report extend to early childhood centers, schools, sporting clubs, museums, and career pathway programs. An example cited in the report describes a school STEM program, sponsored by a major fossil fuel company, that encouraged pupils aged eight and nine to build models of offshore drilling activities. The Queensland Museum also operates an education program sponsored by Shell and its subsidiary Queensland Gas Company. This program produces learning materials for young students and provides free professional development courses for teachers.

Resources Minister Madeleine King defended industry sponsorships of grassroots and elite sports. King stated that "Resources companies have long supported Australian sport." She said, "Sponsorship by resources companies can in some places literally make the difference on some clubs staying afloat and whether local kids get a game on the weekend."