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Environment
Kat Wong

Tougher laws call to back new environment watchdog

Tanya Plibersek's new environmental watchdog has had a lukewarm reception from environmental groups. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A new national environment watchdog won't be enough to stop mass extinctions in Australia unless it is supported by fully-fledged law reform, conservation groups say.

World Wildlife Fund Australia chief executive Dermot O'Gorman says the Environment Protection Agency announced on Tuesday is an important step but the federal government must follow through with the rest of its plans.

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