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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Lisa Cox

Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek and Energy Minister Chris Bowen speak during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra
Anthony Albanese confers with Tanya Plibersek and Chris Bowen during question time on Wednesday. The prime minister has become directly involved in negotiations in a bid to resolve the standoff over Labor’s nature laws. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Anthony Albanese is yet to land a deal to rewrite federal nature laws ahead of parliament’s final sitting day of the year, leaving the long-promised reforms at risk of collapse for the second time in 12 months.

But political, industry and environment movement sources expect the Greens will eventually accept an 11th-hour compromise after Labor offered new concessions to secure the minor party’s support.

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