Environmental laws and Victorian Covid-19 second wave set to dominate national cabinet
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#562F4)
Meeting to consider federal bid to quickly overhaul conservation act and plans to contain localised coronavirus outbreaks
Leaders will discuss a proposed overhaul of environmental approvals, and consider the latest on the Victorian outbreak of Covid-19 infections, when Scott Morrison meets premiers and chief ministers for Friday's fortnightly national cabinet.
The discussion about environmental regulation, characterised by federal officials as a status update, follows the release this week of a long-anticipated interim review of the national environmental framework that found Australia's environment was in an unsustainable state of decline and laws set up to protect unique species and habitats were ineffective.
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