Beyond saving the koala: environmental challenges that will confront the next NSW government

Protecting threatened species such as the greater glider and backing new coal developments are just two of the challenges facing the next NSW government. Composite: Josh Bowell/WWF/Getty Images/ Brook Mitchell

If the environment is not exactly invisible in the New South Wales election campaign, then it is sometimes difficult to see.

While a debate between Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns hosted by Nine on Wednesday found time for the pair to be asked to recite their children’s names, neither leader was tested on what they would do to conserve the state’s natural heritage.