The critical minerals deal Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed with President Trump during his visit to the United States this week should be a huge win for WA. But the investment it could unlock in resources projects will not be forthcoming while these very projects can be subject to sometimes vexatious and always costly legal challenge by green activists.

The notorious Section 487 of the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 should be in the sights of the Albanese Government. It is the section of the Act which allows green activists to launch legal challenges to ministerial approval of projects.

Community members who are impacted by a project should always have a right to be heard. Throughout the approvals process, both at a State and a Federal level,

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