Coalition and Greens scolded for opposing new nature laws by author of key environment report
by Dan Jervis-Bardy from on (#711C7)
Graeme Samuel says he is puzzled' by the opposition's desire to split the EPBC Act into two parts given his previous interactions with Sussan Ley
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Graeme Samuel has urged the Coalition and Greens to set aside grievances with the Albanese government's new nature laws and support them, avoiding further delays in fixing a system that his landmark review found was broken.
The author of the 2021 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act issued a stern message to both sides as Labor braces for a political fight to deliver the long-awaited reforms.
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