Key Groups Call for Clarity, Less Red Tape in Environmental Law Reforms

Farming and conservation groups have outlined their wish lists to Environment Minister Murray Watt during a roundtable session in Canberra.

Current Environment Minister Murray Watt speaks during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia on July 22, 2022. Dan Peled/Getty Images

Australia’s National Farmers Federation (NFF) says it is ready to work with Environment Minister Murray Watt on the development of a new set of environmental laws following a roundtable with the minister and other key stakeholders on June 19.

Watt, who took over the portfolio from Tanya Plibersek in Labor’s cabinet reshuffle in May, said it was “time to work together to fix” the nation’s ageing environmental laws.