Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash
Shadow Attorney General
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Senator for Western Australia
28 NOVEMBER 2024
ALBANESE GOVERNMENT’S ANTI WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINING NATURE POSITIVE LAWS ALIVE AND KICKING
Rumours of the death of the Albanese Government’s controversial nature positive laws have been greatly exaggerated.
Senior Labor minister Katy Gallagher belled the cat today on ABC radio when she revealed the government’s promised Federal Environment Protect Agency was still on the cards and their nature positive laws will be revisited as early as February next year.
Shadow Attorney-General Senator Michaelia Cash said: “This Government can’t get its story straight.”
“One minute a deal is about to be done with the Greens and the next it is supposedly scuttled. Then Senator Gallagher reveals the laws are still on the agenda,’’ she said.
“It is very clear that despite what has happened this week this government wants to introduce these nature positive laws which will be a disaster for Western Australia,’’ Senator Cash said.
“Mr Albanese has been warned that these laws are bad for Western Australia’s mining sector but this government just won’t drop them,’’ she said.
“If a Labor-Greens alliance government is elected next year they will bring back a super charged version of the environmental protection bill which will cripple mining in Western Australia,’’ Senator Cash said.
“The Prime Minister must stand in front of the Australian people and promise that no version of these laws will be re-introduced by his government in the future,’’ she said.
“I very much doubt Mr Albanese will give such assurances because he really does want these laws in place,’’ Senator Cash said.
“Mr Albanese is very good at pretending he supports Western Australia and our mining sector but that is all just an act,’’ she said.
“I’m confident Western Australian voters will not be fooled by his act,’’ Senator Cash said.
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