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Australia to Establish Environmetal Protection Agency

The Australian Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, has announced the federal labor government will establish an environmental protection agency to oversee its new legislation on environmental protection and conservation laws. The new independent body is part of the federal government’s ‘Nature Positive Plan: Better for the Environment, Better for Business,’ announced on…


Left-Wing Greens Could Influence Government to Enable ‘Destructive’ Policies: Shadow Environment Minister

Australia’s Shadow Environment Minister has warned that the left-wing Australian Greens party will push the centre-left Labor government to implement tough environmental laws, which could come at the expense of the economy. The comment comes as Labor’s Climate Change Bill is set to go before the lower house on Wednesday, with the Greens’ votes needed…