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Environment 'Compromise' Needed_ Says Watt_ as He Seeks Debate Reset
AUSTRALIA, JUN 18 – Environment Minister Murray Watt convenes diverse groups to seek compromise on updating the 25-year-old EPBC Act amid broad agreement the laws are broken and need reform.
- Environment Minister Murray Watt convened a meeting on June 20, 2025, in Canberra to restart consultations on reforming the 25-year-old EPBC Act.
- The meeting followed years of stalled reform attempts after the 2020 Samuel Review found Australia's environment was in decline and laws were outdated and ineffective.
- About 20 groups representing miners, environmentalists, farmers, urban developers, renewable energy, agriculture, and Indigenous communities gathered to seek compromises on major reform areas.
- The reforms under discussion include establishing a national Environmental Protection Agency, new national environmental standards, and fast-track approvals, while a contested climate trigger law is unlikely to return.
- Watt expressed hope for bipartisan support and compromises amid strong industry influence, noting the reforms could boost economic and environmental outcomes and are backed by a recent $267 billion mining sector contribution.
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Environment 'compromise' needed, says Watt, as he seeks debate reset
After the two previous terms of government failed to reform environmental approval laws, Environment Minister Murray Watt brings together stakeholders to see if an agreement can be struck to finally update the EPBC Act.
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