Pocock criticises lack of scrutiny for nature laws – as it happened

This blog is now closedLabor strikes deal with Greens on nature protection laws overhaul amid criticism ‘dirty deal’ being ‘rammed’ throughExplainer: Seven ways Australia’s nature laws are changing after Labor’s deal with the GreensGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘We are very close’ on environment bill, Hanson-Young saysHanson-Young says she’s feeling more positive about a deal on the environment bill than she was at the start of the week.I don’t expect that we will get everything we want. We’re just trying one last time [on the basis] that I wanted more protections for our forests, and protections for climate, of course.If we can get movement on those issues, I’ve always said that I’m up for helping the government improve these laws. We’re not there yet. But I’m feeling more positive than I was at the beginning of the week.There’s no requirements on them to create a space that doesn’t have harmful content … That doesn’t target them with advertising.For those kids who just decide – oh, well we might not be on Instagram or Snapchat, but go over to somewhere else that hasn’t been designated – it’s those darker corners of the internet that I’m worried about. Continue reading...