2024-09-10
Labor has been urged to work with the Greens and Senate crossbench to protect the environment instead of caving in to Gina Rinehart by gutting their Nature Positive laws.
A Senate report tabled last night recommends stronger protections for native forests, critical habitat and the climate in dissenting comments. It comes after the Greens and Senator David Pocock wrote to the PM & Minister Plibersek yesterday urging the Government to work with the Senate crossbench.
Senator Hanson-Young spoke to RN Breakfast this morning.
Senator Hanson-Young is Greens Spokesperson for Environment, Manager of Business in the Senate:
“The Albanese Government has a choice: work with the Greens and the crossbench to protect the environment, or capitulate to Gina Rinehart to fast-track destruction and pollution.
“The Greens and crossbench are urging Labor to salvage what’s left and halt the extinction and climate crisis: there is a pathway forward in the Senate.
“A complete capitulation to Gina Rinehart and the polluters in a deal with Peter Dutton would leave Labor with zero credibility on the environment and climate heading into the next election.
“We must close the loopholes in our environment law that allow native forest logging and climate-damaging projects to get the green tick.
“The Government promised the Australian people they would fix Australia’s broken environment laws. If they don’t, it will be a complete betrayal.”