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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Lisa Cox

Coalition accused of sitting on environment report to avoid delivering ‘more bad news’

Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley speaks at Question Time at Parliament House
Environment minister, Sussan Ley, has had the latest five-yearly scientific report since December. Photograph: Martin Ollman/Getty Images

The Morrison government has been accused of sitting on a major report card on the state of Australia’s environment it received more than three months ago to avoid “more bad news”.

Labor, the Greens, the independent MP Zali Steggall, environment groups and scientists have called on the government to release the Australia State of the Environment report, which is produced by scientists and compiled every five years.

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