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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

TRANSCRIPT – ABC Afternoon Briefing with Patricia Karvelas

PATRICIA KARVELAS:
Angie Bell is the Shadow Environment Minister. She joins me now. Welcome.
ANGIE BELL:
Great to be with you, PK.
PATRICIA KARVELAS:
If Roger Cook, who is not exactly a greenie, I think it’s fair to say, says pass the laws, why shouldn’t you?

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.

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.

TRANSCRIPT – Sunday Agenda, Sky News

ANDREW CLENNELL:
Joining me live now is Shadow Environment Minister Angie Bell. Thanks for your time Angie Bell. Let’s start with what’s about to happen in terms of the Coalition’s stance on climate policy. What do you make of the National Party document I just revealed recommending dumping net zero and making prices the priority and only reducing emissions at the speed of comparable nations? What do you think of that proposal?

ANGIE BELL:
Well, I certainly think the most important thing for Australians is energy prices. And I just heard Sam Rae that, you know, he’s putting downward pressure on energy prices. I mean, can Sam Rae go back and just explain that to the Australian people who now know, categorically, that renewables are not the cheapest form of energy when they’re paying so much for their energy bills, Andrew. In terms of the National Party, well, they have their processes and we’re going through our processes as you know, and we’ll come to our position on energy and emissions policy in due course.