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Politics
Maeve Bannister

Greens unveil proposal for climate trigger

The climate trigger will address the gap in environmental laws, Greens leader Adam Bandt says. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A climate trigger proposal to fix Australia's "broken" environmental laws has been introduced to federal parliament by the Greens.

The proposal bans the environmental approval of new fossil fuel developments that would emit more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon.

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