Get the basics right for National Environmental Standards to ensure truly sustainable development
- Written by: Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has attracted controversy by proposing to update 30-year-old superannuation laws with a definition of the purpose of superannuation as being to fund a dignified retirement. There is a clear lesson here for other reforms to make policy objectives clear, even when they seem obvious. One important example is Environment...
