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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox

NSW Labor vows to fix ‘broken’ environmental offsets system if elected

Ingleburn Reserve in western Sydney
Ingleburn Reserve in western Sydney. Labor says the current offsets system is causing decline of endangered ecosystems. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

New South Wales Labor has promised to fix the state’s “broken” environmental offsets system if it wins government in March, saying current policies are causing decline of endangered ecosystems instead of avoiding more damage.

“I think there’s a role for offsetting but the current system is skewed the wrong way,” the party’s environment spokesperson, Penny Sharpe, said.

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