Adam Bandt, Nature Laws, and the Election Battle Heating Up in WA
So let’s talk about what’s brewing in the federal election space—especially over here in WA—and how Adam Bandt and the Greens are getting pulled into the thick of it again. The Liberals are going hard against Labor’s environmental agenda, especially their Nature Positive laws, and they're doing it with an eye on Western Australian voters. It’s shaping up to be a high-stakes environmental and political clash, with a lot of heat and not much light being shed—yet.
Now, to understand what’s going on, we need to look at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is rebooting a promise he shelved not too long ago. Back in 2022, Labor pledged to establish a federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That plan was supposed to be part of a larger overhaul of national environmental laws, but it never made it through. WA backlash, Senate roadblocks, and industry pushback saw the whole thing parked. But now, just weeks out from the 2025 federal election, Albo’s bringing it back—with some tweaks.
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He says it’s not going to be the same model as before. This time, he wants to consult with everyone—states, industry, environmental groups—and land on something that offers both sustainability and certainty for developers. Sounds great in theory, right? But the details? Still fuzzy. That ambiguity has given the Coalition, particularly Peter Dutton and his crew, a wide-open lane to attack.
And they are running with it. Shadow environment minister Jonno Duniam is calling the rebooted EPA a “real danger for businesses and jobs.” He’s warning it’ll lead to more bureaucracy, more duplication with state systems, and, of course, more of what they call “green lawfare.” Meanwhile, Peter Dutton is out there making campaign promises to approve big fossil fuel projects like the North West Shelf extension—even though it's still under environmental review. Albanese clapped back hard on that one, saying Dutton’s just inviting a legal mess by jumping the gun.
So where does Adam Bandt fit into all of this? Well, while the Greens have pushed hard for stronger environmental protections and slammed Labor in the past for folding under pressure, Albanese has been firm in distancing himself from them during this campaign. He’s said—again—that he won’t be doing any deals with the Greens in a hung parliament situation. And that’s probably a move aimed at easing the nerves of voters in swing regions like WA, where mining jobs and environmental regulations are often locked in a tense balance.
Bottom line? This is shaping up to be a defining issue in the campaign—especially in WA, where the environment and industry are constantly intersecting. Whether you’re team EPA, team economy, or somewhere in between, the way this battle plays out is going to have serious implications for how we handle nature, jobs, and development in this country moving forward. And yeah, Adam Bandt’s name might not be front and centre, but the Greens' shadow looms large over the debate.
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