Politicians, Environment Protection Authority Hoist by Their Own Petard
Participants hold placards as they take part in a demonstration demanding the government take immediate action against climate change in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 10, 2020. Mohammed Farooq/AFP via Getty Images
The New South Wales government has only itself to blame if it does not like the ruling from the state’s Land and Environment Court, which has ordered the state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to develop goals and policies to ensure the environment is protected from climate change.
David Flint
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David Flint is an emeritus professor of law, known for his leadership of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and for his tenure as head of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. He is also a former chairman of the Australian Press Council and the World Association of Press Councils.
