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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Adam Morton and Lisa Cox

Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking

A shale gas well in the Beetaloo Basin
A shale gas well in the Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory, where there is concern about the impact on water. Photograph: Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

The Greens say the Albanese government has indicated it could be a year before promised environment laws are passed, a delay that potentially pushes the revamp close to the next federal election.

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.

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