Ken Henry Urges Nature Law Reform After Decades of ‘Intergenerational Bastardry’

Ken Henry urges nature law reform after decades of ‘intergenerational bastardry’

In his National Press Club address, Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry made the case for urgent, ambitious nature law reform to boost productivity while saving species.

'Why the hell did we drop it?': Ex-Treasury head calls for new carbon tax and measures

The economist said Australia "needs a carbon tax" amid wider calls for environmental laws and tax reform.

‘Mind boggles’: Big call to bring back old tax

A former Treasury boss says the axing of a controversial tax “still boggles the mind” amid calls for stronger action to protect the environment.

Ken Henry calls for urgent environmental protection overhaul

Australia's environment protection laws have both failed to stop the degradation of nature and also held back economic growth, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry warns.

Ken Henry’s top reform: the environment, not tax

Revamping Australia’s broken environment laws will do more for our ailing productivity than tax reform, the former Treasury secretary says.

New research shows Government BNG proposals would torpedo nature recovery - netMAGmedia Ltd

Environmentalists and economists are urging the Government to abandon damaging proposals (currently under consultation) to exempt all small development sites (under 1 hectare) from crucial biodiversity requirements. The call comes as new research, BNG in Small Developments, highlights this would be a major setback for nature recovery and risks collapsing the emerging biodiversity credits market. Instead, the […] The post New research shows Gover…