NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal

The Guardian World Monday 07 September 2026, 22:06 UTC By Adam Morton Environment editor 1 min read

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Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national parkA New South Wales Greens MP has made an impassioned plea to her federal colleagues, urging them not to vote with the Coalition and One Nation to block a plan for the NSW government to get millions of dollars worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park. Sue Higginson, a former lawyer and forest campaigner turned NSW upper house MP, is the first...

Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park

A New South Wales Greens MP has made an impassioned plea to her federal colleagues, urging them not to vote with the Coalition and One Nation to block a plan for the NSW government to get millions of dollars worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park.

Sue Higginson, a former lawyer and forest campaigner turned NSW upper house MP, is the first member of the minor party to speak in detail about a dispute that has split the Greens and environmentalists.

NSW (ORG) Greens (ORG) Sue Higginson (PERSON) the minor party (ORG)

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