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Removing a critical safeguard: Experts slam PM's environmental law amendments for salmon sector

The Prime Minister will this week introduce amendments to Australia’s national environmental law through the Australian parliament with the support of the opposition. The amendments would fulfill a commitment the Prime Minister made to the salmon industry during a visit to Tasmania, where the expansion of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour has driven the decline of an Endangered fish, the Maugean skate. The Biodiversity Council says that the amendments would not only apply to the salmon industry and would risk tearing another hole in Australia’s green safety net - the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Biodiversity Council member and Professor of Environmental Law Jan McDonald from the University of Tasmania spoke to Joe O'Brien on ABC News about about why the environmental law amendments being rushed through the Australian parliament this week will weaken Australia's environmental laws and greatly constrain the ability of the Environment Minister to revisit past 'particular manner' decisions which in hindsight are flawed. To learn more about the proposed amendments and the risk they pose read our statement: https://biodiversitycouncil.org.au/ne... The interview was broadcast by ABC News on 24 March 2025.