Federal government accused of watering down proposal to protect Australia’s threatened species and ecosystems
species and ecosystems.
National environmental standards were the [key plank of reforms](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/27/australia-nature-laws-labor-greens-deal-environment-protection-biodiversity-conservation-act) to Australia’s nature laws, [passed by the parliament](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/27/labor-strikes-deal-with-greens-to-pass-long-awaited-overhaul-of-nature-protection-laws) in November.
The government has been consulting