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What changes do the Nationals want to make to koala habitat laws?

Jamieson Murphy
Updated September 15 2020 - 10:18am, first published September 11 2020 - 10:30am
FACE OFF: NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro (right) threatened to pull support for government legislation unless the koala habitat planning laws were changed.
FACE OFF: NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro (right) threatened to pull support for government legislation unless the koala habitat planning laws were changed.

THE cute and cuddly koala threatened to tear apart the NSW Coalition, so what is it that's got the Nationals so angry they were prepared to grind the government to a halt?

Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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