Environment Minister Murray Watt wants the Parliament to amend our environmental laws, but leave a key component for him and his Department to sort out later. Former Senator Rex Patrick reports on EPBC reform.
“Trust me, I’m from the Government”.
It appears the Environment Minister, Senator Murray Watt, wants to push Federal Labor’s environmental reforms through the Parliament with a core element, the National Environmental standards, hidden from sight.
Watt happens. A Labor deal with Coalition or Greens on environment?by Rex Patrick
The Senate should properly reject that approach.