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"When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition,
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around Australia’s
worsening environmental woes, from extinctions to land clearing to climate
change.
While the government has made progress on climate action, protecting
biodiversity hasn’t got out of the starting blocks.
In the latest example of inaction, proposed laws to create an independent
environmental regulator, Environmental Protection Australia, appear stalled in
the Senate. Labor needs the backing of the Coalition or the Greens to push the
reform through. At the time of writing, no deals looked likely.
This is a real problem. A stream of audits and reviews have shown Australia’s
environmental laws are not fit for purpose. Change is possible – but hard.
Keeping the status quo is far easier, no matter how dysfunctional it is."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
