Monday, October 21, 2013

Agreement will lead to 'massive destruction': Milne - Breakfast - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Agreement will lead to 'massive destruction': Milne - Breakfast - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Queensland has become the first state to sign up to a transfer of development approval powers from the Commonwealth to the states.
Government and business say scrapping the double handling of assessments will unlock valuable investment and create thousands of jobs.
But green groups say the Coalition Government is effectively handing over responsibility for project approvals to the states, over riding hard fought environmental protection standards.
Greens leader Christine Milne told Breakfast that the deal will lead to 'massive destruction' of many significant sites in Australia.

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