Lingering loopholes in the new national environment laws

"The federal government says it fixed Australia's 'broken' environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree."

"Environmentalists believe the EPBC Act has (Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) allowed habitat to be gradually lost, with multiple projects approved within the same area. Habitat loss on the Redlands coast has contributed to an 80 per cent drop in koala numbers over the last 25 years." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/brisbane-koala-advocates-question-national-environment-laws/106748658
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Are Australia's environment laws still 'broken'?

The clearing of koala habitat at a Brisbane school has enraged advocates and raised questions about the federal government's sweeping changes to national environment laws.