Great to see the comments from #GraemeSamuel regarding the agreed changes to the #EPBC_Act negotiated by the #Greens. #AusPol 🥂

The #BCA Business Council of Australia is clearly living in the past ... " sensible, stable reform backed by both *major* parties" and they must have missed the memo that says we are experiencing a #ClimateCrisis !! 🙄 Thank goodness most voters don't even know who they are ... 🥂
#AusPol #EPBC_Act

bsky.app/profile/stra... just one of the best outcomes from the negotiation as the #EPBC_Act 😆😁🥂

50m ago10.21 AEDT Environmental groups welcome Labor-Greens EPBC deal but remain concerned over fossil fuel approvals The government and the Greens are pretty happy about their deal announced this morning, and so too are some of the climate and environment advocacy groups. But they warn the job of protecting nature isn’t done, and express concern that the legislation will still allow the expansion of fossil fuel projects. The Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO, David Ritter, said: The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long failed to deliver credible environmental protection. Removing the risk of fast-tracking coal and gas projects is also welcome. But the big sting in the tail is that the legislation still fails to address the enormous climate harm to nature from these sorts of projects. It still leaves the door open for the heedless expansion of coal and gas. The Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie, said the law still “fails” the 2025 climate test. This deal strengthens protections for our native forests, and provides a faster yes to responsible renewable energy projects that cut climate pollution … But this 2025 law fails the climate test. All new coal and gas projects still get a free pass on climate pollution. In fact, the law forbids the environment minister from considering a project’s climate pollution when assessing whether it should go ahead.

There is a lot to like in the new #EPBC_Act but there are still a number of areas where it should have gone a lot further, but #Labor were intransigent about a #climateTrigger #AusPol

1h ago09.34 AEDT ‘Dodgy dirty deal’: Coalition furious over EPBC agreement Jonathon Duniam, who was a key negotiating figure for the Coalition is ropable in the Senate – which has passed the motion to bring on debate of the environment bills. He says the bills will “now be rammed through in record time” and warns the bill will see native forestry “shut down” within years. The government was negotiating with both the Coalition and the Greens to pass the bill, with two separate sets of amendments. Duniam is not happy the Greens won out on the negotiations, and says the Coalition found out that the government was not accepting its amendments at the prime minister’s press conference this morning. This is a pattern of behaviour at the end of every sitting year we see the arrangement be the mighty new Labor-Green alliance come together, they’ve been together behind closed doors for a couple of weeks now hatching this one up. Where are they [Labor] standing up for the workers who have been abandoned under this the dodgy, dirty deal done behind closed doors at the 11th hour. He’s also critical of the Greens who had forced the parliament to set up an inquiry into the bill, that’s due to report back in March next year. Who’s voting to ram the bills through the Senate today, none other than the Australian greens enviro spokesperson senator Hanson-Young and all her colleagues.

#EPBC_Act An outcome that can be celebrated for many reasons & this one in particular! 🍾 🥂 #Greens #Environment #Liberals The #RegionalForestAgreements that enabled the logging of #OldGrowthForests will be gone! And I spared you having to see a pic of #JonnoDuniam 😄 who needs a slap!