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Government running out of time to pass nature law reforms

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Don't rush reform: that's the message environment and business groups alike have given a Senate inquiry, as Labor seeks to rush proposed nature law reforms through Parliament before Christmas. The laws, last updated in 1999, seek to improve outcomes for nature and speed up approvals for housing and infrastructure projects.
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