Environmental reform passes lower house, PM unveils Bob Katter portrait | ABC NEWS
The government has voted down dozens of attempts by independents to alter its proposed overhaul of environment protection laws.
But, Labor will still need to negotiate in the Senate to get the bill over the line before Christmas.
Meanwhile, an official portrait of Bob Katter has been unveiled by the prime minister, marking the member for Kennedy’s 50th year serving in the Queensland and federal parliaments.
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