24 Nov | '2025

TRANSCRIPT – ABC NEWS BREAKFAST

JAMES GLENDAY:
We want to take you to Canberra, where the Albanese government is looking to get its overhaul of the nation’s environmental laws through Parliament in the final sitting week of the year. The Shadow Environment Minister, Angie Bell, joins us now live. Angie, welcome back to the show.
ANGIE BELL:
Thanks, James.
JAMES GLENDAY:
So, what are the prospects of a deal here, do you think? Business has been pretty clear. They want you and the government to work together to get this done as soon as possible.

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24 Nov | '2025

TRANSCRIPT – ABC RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST

SALLY SARA:
Well, staying with the government’s push to overhaul federal environment laws this week, Angie Bell is the Shadow Minister for the Environment and joins me now in our Parliament House studio. Angie Bell, welcome back to Radio National Breakfast.
ANGIE BELL:
What a pleasure it is to be in the hot seat.
SALLY SARA:
It is. Musical chairs this morning. Do you feel the same urgency to reform Australia’s environment laws as the Environment Minister Murray Watt?

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24 Nov | '2025

TRANSCRIPT – 2CC Breakfast with Stephen Cenatiempo

STEPHEN CENATIEMPO:
Well, it is the last sitting week of the year for the Federal Parliament. The circus is back in town and to talk to us about that amongst other things is the Shadow Minister for the Environment and Shadow Minister for Youth, Angie Bell. Angie, good morning.
ANGIE BELL:
Good morning, Stephen. Great to be with you.

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21 Nov | '2025

LABOR MISSING IN ACTION ON ENVIRONMENT LAWS

On the eve of the final sitting week for 2025 – Labor has set the scene with a self-imposed pre-Christmas deadline to pass their Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act reforms.
Despite the rush, the Coalition is yet to see amendments from the Government.

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14 Nov | '2025

LABOR’S GLOOMY ENVIRONMENT LAWS

When the Treasurer and Environment Minister came out of the August productivity roundtable, the solution to all their problems – or so it appeared – was accelerated Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) reform.

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6 Nov | '2025

LABOR’S TRANSPARENCY CREDENTIALS CALLED INTO QUESTION

The Albanese Labor Government has once again used their super majority in the House of Representatives to arrogantly gag debate.
This time, on the important and complex Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act legislative reform package of 1,459 pages.

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5 Nov | '2025

TRANSCRIPT – Sky News Politics Now with Tom Connell

TOM CONNELL:
Joining me now is Shadow Environment Minister Angie Bell, who’s been combing through this Bill. Thank you for your time. So, you’re not supporting the laws as they stand. Going through a few of your points that you’ve made. So, you say there’s no improvement.
The Bill does talk about avoiding duplication in terms of having the approval powers at state, not federal level. That would be an improvement, wouldn’t it, in terms of duplication, which a lot of people complain about?

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4 Nov | '2025

LABOR GAGS DEBATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM BILLS

Today in the House of Representatives, Labor moved to squash debate on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act reform Bills.
The reform consists of seven Bills, each individually introduced and spoken to by Labor in the House on Thursday, 30 October 2025.

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3 Nov | '2025

LABOR’S CONSERVATION CREDENTIALS EXTINCT

The latest victim of the Labor Government has come in the form of the Christmas Island Shrew – Australia’s 39th extinction as declared by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
This 39th national extinction comes after former Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek’s international commitment to prevent extinctions under the Albanese Labor Government.
Shadow Minister for the Environment and Youth, Angie Bell has called this a monumental government failing.

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