Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack slams Coalition's koala protection plan ThuThursday 11 Koala policy is back on the agenda in NSW. ( Share Print text only Cancel A New South Wales Liberal MLC says the government's latest koala-protection policy is a "giant leap" backwards for much of the state. Key points: A Liberal MLC says the state government's latest koala policy is "bizarre" and doesn't make sense Chris Gulaptis, who sparked a crisis within the Coalition last year over the issue, says the policy gets the balance right The government is planning to decouple core zones from the SEPP over the next month