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'Koala war' splits Australia's New South Wales government
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 14, 2020 09:40am |
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| Author | BBC |
| News Date | Thursday, September 10, 2020 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state government is in crisis due to internal fighting over a policy designed to protect koalas.
The National Party, which is the junior coalition partner, says it will no longer support government legislation due to its opposition to the policy.
But party leader Deputy Premier John Barilaro said: "We are not anti-koala."
He said his lawmakers would no longer sit with Premier Gladys Berejiklian's Liberal Party in the state parliament.
It effectively puts Ms Berejiklian in minority government until the situation is resolved. She said she would strip National Party ministers of their portfolios if they did not change their mind.
The dispute - dubbed a "koala war" by the Sydney Morning Herald - relates to the government's State Environmental Planning Policy (Sepp), which became law last December. It aims to better protect koala habitats. |
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