Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says

Labor urged not to water down already weak proposal' but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA compliance only' amid battle to pass bill

Anthony Albanese says the government is considering watering down a proposal for a new independent environment watchdog in a bid to get the legislation through parliament.

The Greens and crossbench senators have called on the government not to further weaken the already weak proposal" for a new national environmental protection agency (EPA) by abandoning a plan to allow the regulator to handle development proposal decisions.

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