It is clear that the current laws and the proposed process for developing new national standards are failing. Left to COAG,
it is unlikely that effective national laws will be achieved for many years, if at all. With 3000 people dying each year from
air pollution-related illness, governments cannot afford to wait any longer.
Pollution doesn’t respect state borders and the large industries that cause the most air pollution often operate across
Australia. The Commonwealth Government needs to exercise leadership and break the current logjam.
The National Plan for Clean Air should not be delayed until 2016. The Commonwealth Government should take