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"The Albanese government’s environmental reforms are likely to feature
prominently on federal parliament’s agenda this week. A Senate inquiry into the
long-awaited reforms is due to deliver its findings on Monday. Meanwhile, the
Coalition is reportedly preparing to oppose the changes, potentially forcing
Labor into negotiations with the Greens.
The so-called “nature positive” bills would establish two new agencies,
Environment Protection Australia (EPA), an environmental regulator and
watchdog, and Environment Information Australia (EIA), an environmental bureau
of statistics.
Establishing the new agencies would deliver an election promise, but falls far
short of the comprehensive and desperately needed package of reforms outlined
in the Albanese government’s Nature Positive Plan, launched in 2022.
While it may be too late for the full Nature Positive Plan this term, it’s not
too late to improve the current reform bills in Parliament and start achieving
genuine improvements for nature. We propose three key amendments that could
achieve that."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
