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Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government
Published 26 June 2026 ยท politics
Minns government waiting on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park Follow our Australia news live blog for
Minns government waiting on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging. The assistant climate change minister, Josh Wilson, told Nine newspapers the government had approved the awarding of carbon credits to state governments for storing carbon dioxide in native forests on public land. Continue reading...
Published: June 26, 2026 โข 1:13 PM IST ยท Updated: June 26, 2026 โข 1:38 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Minns government waiting on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging.
The assistant climate change minister, Josh Wilson, told Nine newspapers the government had approved the awarding of carbon credits to state governments for storing carbon dioxide in native forests on public land.