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Plibersek announces crackdown on offsets

BY ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023 3:20PM

The federal government today announced a full audit of environmental offsets, to ensure developers are meeting their obligations. The audit will investigate the compliance of over 1000 offset sites approved under national environmental law over the last 20 years.

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