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Federal Government’s environment law reforms set to be blocked by Senate after crossbench sides with Labor
The Federal Government’s bid to overhaul national environmental laws looks set to be voted down in the Senate, with three crossbench senators joining Labor and the Greens to recommend the bill not be passed.
Key points:
- The Government does not have the numbers to pass the reforms
- Crossbench senators have recommend the bill not be passed
- They said their support was conditional on protections being in place
The Coalition has sought to strip “green tape” from environmental approvals as far back as Tony Abbott’s time as prime minister, by allowing states the power to approve developments under federal environment law.
The latest bill was an attempt to again hand over this power to the states, with the Government commissioning Professor Graeme…
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