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Environment
Fraser Barton

HISTORICAL FACTS: Minister flags faster environmental decisions - The Untold Story

Queensland's Toondah Harbour development had an estimated cost of $1.4 billion. (HANDOUT/CREATIVE COMMONS)

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says legislative reforms will add clarity to development guidelines and avoid projects waiting in limbo.

Unacceptable projects could be ruled out immediately to avoid proponents spending millions of dollars on non-feasible developments under changes to the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act.

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