Environmentalists worry as Labor seeks consensus on new federal nature laws
by Dan Jervis-Bardy and Lisa Cox from on (#6XZ7Y)
Environment minister Murray Watt is restarting the process after the government shelved earlier proposed reforms
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A select group of environment and industry leaders will be brought together in a fresh attempt to build consensus on a long-awaited rewrite of federal nature laws, Guardian Australia can reveal.
The environment minister, Murray Watt, will soon detail the next phase of consultation as he presses ahead with an ambition to enact sweeping changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) in the next 18 months.
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