The law needs to do what it says on the label. (It needs to protect nature.) "You need to protect nature in order to live on this planet." #EPBC #auspol

"There is no reassurance that the RFA exemption will be removed." Brendan Sydes, ACF #auspol #EPBC

"We're in an extinction crisis. Every day matters. Every decision matters." Kelly O'Shanassy, ACF CEO #auspol #EPBC

"The offsets system is broken... the offsets themselves fundamentally don't work." #auspol #EPBC

(unlike certain extractive industries) "nature is not booming. Nature is in serious decline." David Ritter, Greenpeace CEO, #EPBC #auspol

On why devolving powers to states is a bad idea...

"State governments have approved clearly unacceptable projects (eg 3000-apartment complex on a Ramsar-listed wetland at Toondah Harbour) that the federal govt rejected." Kelly O'Shanassy, ACF CEO #auspol #EPBC

"It's difficult to donate money to a regulator. It's much easier to donate money to a political party." Kelly O'Shanassy, ACF CEO #auspol #EPBC

"The minister and the parliament should set the rules... then the regulator (EPA) should undertake the assessments and decisions." Kelly O'Shanassy, ACF CEO #auspol #EPBC

"Cumulative impacts are absent from the proposed standards." Brendan Sydes, ACF #auspol #EPBC