The Albanese government wants the power to strip companies of any financial gains made from breaking environment laws, as part of a package of landmark reforms to be put before parliament in the next two weeks.

In an interview with Guardian Australia, the environment minister, Murray Watt, also revealed he wants a definition of “unacceptable impact” to be part of the nation’s new environment laws.

Watt said consultations with environment groups and industry had landed on the need for a “clear, strong definition of an unacceptable impact”, which would mean areas were protected and businesses wouldn’t “waste their time” in pursuing projects that would never be approved. With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition Re

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