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Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack slams Coalition’s koala protection plan
A New South Wales Liberal MLC says the government’s latest koala-protection policy is a “giant leap” backwards for much of the state.
Key points:
- A Liberal MLC says the state government’s latest koala policy is “bizarre” and doesn’t make sense
- Chris Gulaptis, who sparked a crisis within the Coalition last year over the issue, says the policy gets the balance right
- The government is planning to decouple core zones from the SEPP over the next month
Catherine Cusack was on the committee that conducted a parliamentary inquiry that found koalas could be extinct in NSW by 2050 unless urgent action was taken.
She made headlines last year when she refused to back the Coalition’s compromise plan, which came after threats of a revolt by the Nationals.
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