With Climate Trigger Axed Labor Wants to Rush New Environmental Laws Through After ‘Positive’ Talks with Coalition

With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition

Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe environment minister wants to pass a major re-write of federal nature laws this year, encouraging miners to lobby the Coalition to work with Labor to help rush it through parliament in the final three sitting weeks.Murray Watt relayed the message in private t…

‘Time is money’: Overhaul for ageing laws

Labor’s environmental reforms promise to slash almost 300 days off project wait times, potentially saving industries billions, as Minister Murray Watt seeks crucial support.