Nature groups in ‘dismay’ over Albanese’s leadership on ‘critical’ environmental reforms

Anthony Albanese has been urged by nature groups to negotiate with the crossbench to pass changes to environment law. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

Nearly 40 nature organisations have written to Anthony Albanese urging him to “demonstrate the political leadership required at this moment” and negotiate with the Senate crossbench to pass changes to environment law to better deal with the climate crisis and native forest logging.

In a letter sent last week, 37 groups told the prime minister they were dismayed he told Seven West Media he would contemplate weakening the government’s proposal to create an environment protection agency in a deal with the Coalition.