Opinion

Now is not the time to weaken our environmental protections

By Katherine Barraclough, Fiona Armstrong
June 10 2020 - 4:30am
One-year-old Chelsea Povey watches as the sky darkens from the Clear Ridge bushfire in February. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
One-year-old Chelsea Povey watches as the sky darkens from the Clear Ridge bushfire in February. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

As Australia's primary environmental legislation undergoes a once-in-a-decade review, businesses and the government have spoken of the need to cut environmental bureaucracy (so-called "green tape") and speed up approvals. However, health experts insist that environmental protections must be strengthened.

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