Bid to limit commercial fishing in marine parks defeated by Coalition

Government and Senate crossbench combine to reject Greens and Labor motions to disallow controversial management plans

A push by the Greens and Labor to attempt to force greater protection of fisheries in Australia's marine parks has failed for the second time.

The parties had vowed to reject controversial management plans for the parks proposed by the Turnbull government. But on Thursday the Senate crossbench combined with the Coalition to defeat disallowance motions on the basis that the parks would then be left with no plans in place and no limits on fishing.