Labor’s dumping of Australia’s new nature laws means the environment is shaping as a key 2025 election issue
- Written by Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Controversy over land clearing at the Lee Point (Binybara) housing development site, near Darwin, highlights the urgent need for environmental law reform.Euan RitchiePrime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes.
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