Labor’s plan for ‘green Wall Street’ in danger as Coalition backflips to oppose bill
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from on (#6CA22)
Opposition shift sets up battle between government and the Greens, who say proposed nature repair market is irreparable'
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The Albanese government's proposed nature repair market - which Tanya Plibersek once said could create a green Wall Street" - is in trouble after the Coalition backflipped to oppose it and the Greens labelled the draft legislation irreparable".
The fate of the bill won't be decided until after a Senate inquiry reports on 1 August, but the Coalition's changed position sets up another Labor-Greens stoush over environmental legislation.
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