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Murray Watt says Sussan Ley and Coalition ‘incapable of reaching a deal’ on environmental laws
Murray Watt, the environment minister, is speaking this morning after the government overhauled the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act following a deal with the Greens. Watt discounted criticism over the changes, which improves a slate of features including a new federal environment protection agency and national environmental standards.
I’m afraid Sussan Ley has got to just accept the fact that her own side of politics was completely incapable of reaching a deal with us.
I’ve lost count of the number of meetings, phone conversations I’ve had with numerous coalition front benchers, not just one, trying to work out some sort of arrangement with the coalition.
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