US EditionLabor to Reattempt Deadlocked Climate Laws
The revisions aim to reduce approval delays for over 26,000 homes and remove duplication in assessment processes, balancing environmental protection with economic growth.
- This year, Environment Minister Murray Watt will fast-track Labor's rewrite of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, aiming to introduce the laws by the end of this year.
- Previous efforts stalled after demands for a climate trigger and pushback from the Western Australian resources sector; the EPBC Act has remained mostly unchanged for more than 20 years, marking the third reform attempt across three terms.
- A strike team in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will fast-track more than 26,000 homes and clear a backlog of more than 30,000 projects, removing duplication and boosting transparency.
- The government says the changes would speed housing, renewable energy, and minerals projects, but Labor needs the Greens or the Coalition to pass the laws after some business groups endorsed a national environment watchdog with ministerial final power.
- Beyond the current sitting, the next chance to table the laws runs from October 27 to November 6, and Senator Murray Watt said on Tuesday he will continue consulting after more than 40 meetings months ago, adopting the Samuel Review's core principles.
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