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Nature Positive Laws: Gas industry warns of shortages if Greens' plans to ban new projects are implemented

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If the Greens have their way, WA will run out of gas by the middle of the next decade, disrupting the state's main electricity supply to homes and industry. The Greens want to freeze all new coal, oil and gas projects and the associated infrastructure, citing scientific studies that show that fossil fuels must remain … Read more

Environmental activist and Shepherd's Hut owner Laura Wishart wants support for Nature Positive Bills

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The third-generation owner of a family-run winery in Porongurup has said stricter conservation laws would cut red tape for businesses as federal parliament prepares to debate environmental law reforms. Shepherd's Hut Wines owner Laura Wishart was one of seven Western Australians who met with federal ministers in Canberra on August 21 to discuss the three … Read more

Nature Positive: Tanya Plibersek in talks with coalition and Greens about controversial federal environmental protection law

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The coalition has not ruled out a deal with Labor to create a slimmed-down Environmental Protection Agency, while big business is pushing the major parties to join forces to outmaneuver the Greens and their push for a so-called climate trigger. The West has confirmed that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is talking to the opposition and … Read more