Tag #Environment Protection Agency

What are the immediate consequences of the Australian government's decision to shelve the proposed federal environment protection agency?

Australia's plans for a federal environment protection agency have been indefinitely postponed due to pre-election backlash in Western Australia. Prime Minister Albanese cited the lack of Senate majority support as the reason for shelving the legislation, dashing hopes of environmental groups and Labor backbenchers. The decision follows earlier disagreements with the Greens over a nationwide logging ban.