With the approval of Woodside’s climate bomb North-West Shelf expansion this week, the new Environment Minister has failed at the first hurdle.
This polluting project will destroy any chance at a safe climate and environment, destroy cultural heritage like the sacred Murujuga rock art, and threaten pristine ecosystems like Scott Reef.
It’s clear our environment laws are broken. The Government has a choice this term – work with the Greens to insert a climate trigger into our laws and ensure dirty projects are properly assessed for their impacts, or continue pouring fuel on the fire.