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Every coal and gas approval tarnishes Labor’s climate legacy

Carmen Lawrence Academic, former WA premier November 17, 2025 — 11.45am

I write with a heavy heart. When a Labor government seeks to overhaul our weak national environment law in a way that will still allow new coal and gas projects to be waved through, it is more than a policy failure – it’s a failure of the duty of care owed to every Australian, to the places and species we love, and to our children’s futures.

Since taking office in 2022, the Albanese government has been approving fossil fuel projects at almost the same pace and zeal as its federal Coalition predecessors. Thirty-two coal, oil and gas developments have been given the green light – six of them since

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