Why build and husband political capital if it is not applied to show you mean what you say on things that would "make the boat go faster"?
Not only stopping, but going backwards to appease the selfish green lefties is hardly likely to build capital, or even regain what was lost (if it was much). What does the government think it worth risking popularity for?
The Coromandel-for-us-alone spokesman on Morning Report gave it all away this morning. He had no joy in any gain for the environment. It was all exultation at smashing the government's resolve.
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there was no gain for the environment. all that was achieved was to us roll back to where we were a year ago.