Think Tank Says New Federal Environment Agency to Cost Taxpayers $1.8 Billion

The IPA says the government’s Nature Positive plan needs more transparency.

R/V Falkor operating on the Great Barrier Reef. AAP Image/James Cook University

As Australia hosts the world’s first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney this week, the free market Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has raised serious questions about the economic soundness of the government’s Nature Positive Plan.

The IPA’s findings suggest a lack of governance and oversight.