Proposed environment standards fall far short of recommendations
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The Morrison government wants states to agree to standards for wildlife protection that fall far short of those proposed by a landmark review of environmental laws, critics of the proposals say.
The leaked Interim National Environmental Standards proposed for agreements between the Commonwealth and states and territories reveal ambitions that don’t match those recommended by an independent review of environmental laws by Professor Graeme Samuel.
Carolyn Hogg (right), a University of Sydney population biologist, shows federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley and NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean the university’s Wildlife Genomics Group lab.