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Nature repair bill likely to pass Senate after Labor and Greens deal

Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek signing the Nature Repair Bill. Source: Tanya Plibersek Twitter

THE Federal Government looks set to pass its Nature Repair Bill through the Senate after making a deal with the Greens to add further protections to water assets and not allow the program to be used as “biodiversity offsets”.

Making a market for protecting habitats and enhancing biodiversity has been on the cards for years now – as governments try to unlock capital for environmental work.

Nationals leader David Littleproud introduced a similar policy called the ‘agriculture…

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