A draft policy platform signed off by the ALP national executive and circulated to conference delegates last month suggests both policy commitments and a national environment commission will be adopted by the party at their national conference in December.
Chaired by opposition leader Bill Shorten, and the outgoing party president, Mark Butler, the platform is set to be debated in Adelaide next month.
The platform vows to reflect Australians’ expectations that environmental protection is essential, and will ensure an effective and efficient national approach to the management of matters of national environmental significance.