Australian nature: if our laws don't radically change, environmental degradation will continue | Adam Morton

Australia has a long history of taking its unique wildlife and landscapes for granted, but what has happened in this term of parliament is remarkableGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere is something significant missing from most of the political and media discussion about the Australian government's promised, and now abandoned, nature protection laws: the environment. Logically, it should be a focus of the debate. In practice, it barely gets a look in.This would be an extraordinary state of affairs were it not so familiar. Australia has a long history of taking its unique wildlife and landscapes for granted, stretching back to European colonisation. But what has happened in this term of parliament is a pretty remarkable extension of that.Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Continue reading...