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"Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry has warned Australia’s global
environmental reputation is at risk if the Albanese government fails to reform
nature laws this term.
In his speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Henry said reform was
needed to restore nature and power the net zero economy.
Speaking as chair of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, Henry
said with “glistening ambition”, Australia can “build an efficient, jobs-rich,
globally competitive, high-productivity, low-emissions nature-rich economy”.
The speech comes at a crucial time for nature law reform in Australia. The new
Environment Minister Murray Watt has committed to prioritise reform, after the
Albanese government failed to achieve substantial changes to these laws in the
last parliament.
On Wednesday, Henry condemned previous failed attempts to reform the laws. He
described delays in improving environmental management as “a wilful act of
intergenerational bastardry”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
