The Nationals MP sitting on an inquiry into koalas supported findings that habitat conservation for the marsupials needed to be strengthened, raising fresh questions over why his party threatened to bring down the government over the issue | p_hannam
The Nationals MP sitting on an inquiry into koalas supported findings that habitat conservation for the marsupials needed to be strengthened, raising fresh questions over why his party suddenly threatened to bring down the government over the issue., supported its final report, including the finding that the koala state environmental planning policy needed to be strengthened.
Mr Franklin had the opportunity to issue a dissenting view on the inquiry's results, including its conclusion that the marsupial was on track for extinction in the wild in NSW before 2050. "In fact, the vast majority of the findings and recommendations in the report were supported by all members, including the Liberal and National parties," she said.
Ms Faehrmann said that, after last season's massive bushfires in the state, "it was plain for all of us to see that the most serious threat facing koalas was the loss and fragmentation of their habitat".
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