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

Labor accused of broken promise after delaying laws to address Australia’s extinction crisis

Tanya Plibersek
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, had initially promised to introduce the new laws by last year. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Albanese government has further delayed a commitment to rewrite Australia’s failing national environment laws.

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said the government would introduce legislation in coming weeks to create two previously announced bodies – an environment protection agency and a second organisation called Environment Information Australia, which will provide public data on ecosystems, plants and animals.

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