NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal
NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson is urging her federal colleagues to support a carbon credit plan for a new koala national park, despite opposition from the Nationals and potential internal party splits. The debate centers on whether the plan's reliance on logging-related credits is an acceptable environmental trade-off.
Why it matters
The issue highlights the complex political tensions between environmental conservation goals and industrial policy in Australia.
NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson has urged federal colleagues not to vote with the Coalition and One Nation to block a carbon credit plan for koalas. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson has urged federal colleagues not to vote with the Coalition and One Nation to block a carbon credit plan for koalas. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP Australian Greens NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars’ worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park
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