Conservation groups are warning Labor's latest attempt to refresh nature protections will fail to protect the environment from climate change and other threats.

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Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt on Thursday introduced to parliament 1500 pages of changes to the laws protecting threatened species, ecosystems and other matters of national significance.

Environmental groups have welcomed some aspects of the bill, including the commitment to protection standards, but argue the package is not strong enough to protect nature.

"Weak laws will put more valuable forests under a bulldozer, pollution into the atmosphere and destroy Australia's n

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