Greens put faith in coalition deal to hold line on woodland protection

Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury. Photo: Jeffrey Chan Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury says his agreement with the ACT Labor Party to form government will prevent proposed changes to planning laws from circumventingCommonwealth oversight of rare and valuable woodlands. The ACT Conservation Council disagrees and fears without that oversight, more bushland will be lost forever. Up until now the Commonwealth has intervened in major environmental battles across Australia. Notable examples were saving the Franklin River from being...