Nationals MPs threaten to quit NSW government unless koala protection watered down
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#57PAP)
Conservationists blast Chris Gulaptis and Gurmesh Singh, saying the demise of the koala' would be expedited if they get their way
A conservation lobby group has pilloried two Nationals MPs for threatening to quit the New South Wales government and move to the crossbench if new koala protection regulations are not altered, saying the demise of the koala" would be expedited if they get their way.
Chris Gulaptis, the MP for Clarence, said he would move to the crossbench if the government doesn't review the Koala Habitat Protection State Environmental Planning Policy, which came into effect in March this year.
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