Continued the debate
Price opposed the bill package, arguing it prioritised ideology over practicality and threatened Australian jobs and investment. Price claimed the reforms would centralise control in Canberra, expand bureaucracy, and create a slower, more complex approval system than the existing framework. Price highlighted concerns about vague definitions for unacceptable impacts and net gain requirements, which she said would lead to litigation and uncertainty for industry. Price also criticised the proposed National Environmental Protection Agency for lacking accountability, noting the CEO would be a statutory officer immune from ministerial dismissal.