David Pocock and the Greens welcome Labor’s environmental reforms but push for more urgent action
by Lisa Cox from on (#66MDJ)
Crossbench says government's response moving in the right direction' but lacks aspects such as a climate trigger and a pause on logging
The Greens and independent senator David Pocock have signalled they will expect the Albanese government to move more urgently to improve environmental protection if it is to win their support for conservation law changes next year.
On Thursday, the government released its response to the 2020 review of national environmental laws by the former competition watchdog Graeme Samuel. The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, announced a suite of proposed reforms, including a new environment protection authority and national environmental standards.
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