Federal budget 2022: Environmental protection shakeup gets federal budget boost

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated March 15 2022 - 8:37am, first published 12:01am
Environment Minister Sussan Ley and Professor Graeme Samuel at the release of his interim report into the EPBC Act. Picture: Jamila Toderas
Environment Minister Sussan Ley and Professor Graeme Samuel at the release of his interim report into the EPBC Act. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Funding for a major plank in the government's long-planned shakeup of environmental protection laws will be included in this month's federal budget, despite the controversial proposal having stalled in parliament.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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