National environment law reform
Laws that actually protect nature
A vitally important national law
Australia's new national environment laws passed Parliament in late 2025, but the reform work is far from over.
Many of the most important elements, like regulations, how the EPA is set up, standards and approval pathways, are still to be set.
Major reform decisions in coming months will determine how Australia's environment law operate in practice, and whether they deliver real protection for nature and real power for communities.
As well as implementation decisions, negotiations are already underway with state and territory governments over bilateral agreements that may hand over powers to assess and approve logging, mining and other developments for their impacts on nationally significant environmental matters.
Each of these reform decisions will have significant consequences for nature and communities across the country – for decades to come.
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