Alcoa’s gallium recovery project at Wagerup south of Perth won’t be subject to Federal consideration under the redesigned environmental laws, according to Australia’s Resources Minister.

Madeleine King said debate on the reworked legislation has “gone on too long” and called for “all parties to act in the national interest” ahead of an expected Senate spat next week.

Environment Minister Murray Watt is expected to introduce amendments to Australia’s outdated environmental laws to Parliament as early as Wednesday, after his predecessor Tanya Plibersek failed to refresh the 1999 Act last term.

But The Greens have already blasted the changes as being too pro-business, while the Coalition says there isn’t yet enough detail about the benefits to project proponents from promised faster timefr

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