Article 6M3RS Labor accused of broken promise after delaying laws to address Australia’s extinction crisis

Labor accused of broken promise after delaying laws to address Australia’s extinction crisis

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Lisa Cox and Adam Morton
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Tanya Plibersek says two new agencies will be established but a commitment to rewrite national environment laws has been pushed back

The Albanese government has further delayed a commitment to rewrite Australia's failing national environment laws.

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said the government would introduce legislation in coming weeks to create two previously announced bodies - an environment protection agency and a second organisation called Environment Information Australia, which will provide public data on ecosystems, plants and animals.

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