In the media
The Conversation with Michelle Gratton
"With the 2022 election looming, local activists are mobilising in many government seats to sponsor independent candidates. The push – stronger and more organised since the 2019 election – is driven especially by concerns about climate change and integrity issues, as well as the general declining faith in the major parties. There will be substantial money and campaigning help for the more viable independent candidates. Businessman Simon Holmes à Court, with his Climate 200, is putting together a war chest that currently has more than $1.5 million, while former independent member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, who pioneered the “Voices” movement, is assisting local groups with advice on how to mobilise support."
Recent blog posts
Change of national enviro law put off, as Dutton warns of 'death of mining'
April 16, 2024
Canberra Times, 16 April 2024
The Albanese government's long-awaited response to the Samuel Review has been criticised from two sides, with Peter Dutton saying it will be the "death of mining" while others, including Kylea, are urging Labor to go further and faster to protect nature.
Few avenues for appeal as polluting projects go ahead
April 16, 2024
The West Australian, 16 April 2024
Merits review rights could give communities a chance to challenge large, destructive projects like Whitehaven Coal's Vickery Extension Project, but currently only apply to an extremely limited number of situations under federal environmental law. This is an opportunity for the federal government to do better, Kylea says.
New Environmental Protection Agency ineffective without stronger laws
April 16, 2024
SBS News, 16 April 2024
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish Australia's first independent Environmental Protection Agency, but "without national environmental protection laws in place, having an EPA is the equivalent of having a chassis of a car without the engine," Kylea says. "It might look good, but it's not going to get us anywhere."
New high level push to give communities the right to challenge big, environmentally destructive projects
April 16, 2024
Media release, 16 April 2024
Enshrining communities’ right to challenge the merits of large, environmentally destructive projects in law would drastically improve integrity in decision making, restore the public’s faith in a broken system, and lead to better outcomes for nature, according to a groundbreaking new expert report.
Environmental merits reviews would not mean 'green lawfare'
April 16, 2024
Canberra Times, 16 April 2024
Kylea says the legal system that governs Australia's environmental decision-making lacks integrity, and the public wants it to change.
The crossbench and the environment
April 10, 2024
Pearls and Irritations, 4 April 2024
After attending the "The Future of Our Environment" panel discussion in North Sydney, Jocelyn Chey writes that neither the government nor the opposition are taking effective climate action — but voters, at least in this part of the country, feel passionately about it.
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