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2 months ago | 
sustainabilitybites.com | Peter Burnett |David Salt
Peter Burnett, Australian National University; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University, and Jaana Dielenberg, Charles Darwin UniversityPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes. The decision breaks Labor’s 2022 election commitment to overhaul the protections.
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2 months ago | 
theconversation.com | Peter Burnett |Euan Ritchie |Jaana Dielenberg
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shelved the proposed reforms to Australia’s 25-year-old environment laws, citing a lack of parliamentary support for the changes. The decision breaks Labor’s 2022 election commitment to overhaul the protections. The Albanese government is now the latest in a string of governments that have tried and failed to reform the law known formally as the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
sustainabilitybites.com | Peter Burnett |David Salt
In a separate article with colleagues from the Biodiversity Council, I have argued for substantive changes to the government’s draft Nature Positive reforms, currently in the Senate. Here, I look at the politics of a possible Senate deal on those reforms.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
phys.org | Peter Burnett |Brendan A. Wintle |Jaana Dielenberg |Martine Maron
The Albanese government's environmental reforms are likely to feature prominently on federal parliament's agenda this week. A Senate inquiry into the long-awaited reforms is due to deliver its findings on Monday. Meanwhile, the Coalition is reportedly preparing to oppose the changes, potentially forcing Labor into negotiations with the Greens.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Peter Burnett |Brendan A. Wintle |Jaana Dielenberg |Martine Maron
Peter Burnett is affiliated with the Biodiversity Council, an independent expert group founded by 11 Australian universities to promote evidence-based solutions to Australia’s biodiversity crisis.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
thetimes.com.au | Peter Burnett |ANU College
Written by Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University The Albanese government’s environmental reforms are likely to feature prominently on federal parliament’s agenda this week. A Senate inquiry[1] into the long-awaited reforms is due to deliver its findings on Monday. Meanwhile, the Coalition is reportedly preparing to oppose[2] the changes, potentially forcing Labor into negotiations with the Greens[3].
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
sustainabilitybites.com | Peter Burnett |David Salt
When ‘further consultation’ is code for ‘let’s kick the can down the road’Writing my last blog about a climate trigger prompted me to go back to the government’s April 2024 statement justifying its decision to put most of the Nature Positive Planreforms on a slow track. And to re-read it, closely. This got me thinking about the politics of consultation.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
sustainabilitybites.com | Peter Burnett |David Salt
People have been calling for the creation of a ‘climate trigger’ for years, but to little avail. Why? Because things are complicated, and a climate trigger is not the only game in town. It’s no silver bullet, but a quick check on where Australia’s emissions are coming from suggests a climate trigger may have a role to play.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
sustainabilitybites.com | Michael Vardon |Peter Burnett |David Salt
By Michael Vardon and Peter BurnettAustralia is about to get its first comprehensive national law on environmental information. In a post-truth world, trusted information is more important than ever, and, as in other sectors, we must have confidence in the laws and agencies providing environmental information and measuring progress on “nature positive”. A lot is at stake in the current parliamentary debate of the Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Hugh P. Possingham |Jaana Dielenberg |Michelle Ward |Peter Burnett
Hugh Possingham works for the University of Queensland, Accounting for Nature, and the Biodiversity Council. He currently receives grant funding from the Australian Research Council. He is affiliated with over 20 organisations providing pro-bono or limited renumeration, board or committee level advice.
