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

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43m ago13.14 AEDT

Graeme Samuel welcomes EPBC deal

The man who five years ago wrote a report with recommendations that will finally be implemented today, says he’ll be “delighted” to no longer hear his name mentioned in the media five times a week.

Graeme Samuel popped up on Sky News said all the reforms are “sensible” and “tighten up issues that will both be in favour of protecting the environment” while not impacting efficiency.

I went through the amendments this morning with the minister’s office and gave a tick across every single one of them …

The problem is that we keep kicking the can down the road. The can just gets dented and gets rusty and and I think there was no guarantee that would ever get there. Now, what Minister, what has done, in great credit to him, he said, ‘This is it. We’ve got to do this now' and let’s get the thing moved’.

He said it will now be up to the parliament and the environment department to set all the new rules and environmental standards that will be established under this legislation.

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

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‘Missed opportunity’ is also the reaction of the Business Council of Australia who say the reforms won’t deliver “transformational economic change”.

BCA chief executive, Bran Black, says the business group has supported reform to the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act (EPBC), but raised concern that the agreed upon position still contains “ambiguity and risk, which may shut out projects before a proper assessment”.

In a statement, Black says:

We have always said a sensible, stable reform backed by both major parties is what we need if Australia is to deliver the energy and renewables, critical minerals and infrastructure projects that underpin productivity and living standards.

Our concern with this package, as it stands, is that there’s lots more work to do to deliver a net benefit for business and the economy.

He also adds that the BCA does not support the concession to the Greens that prevents gas projects from being approved through “streamlined pathways”.

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

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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

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.

#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!

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.

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