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'This bill is dangerous for the environment and our democracy'
TL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate from the last day included:
* A crescendo of opposition to the Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill is growing beyond Parliament and including iwi, political columnists, editorial writers, legal scholars and campaigners who fear it gives three ministers more power than Robert Muldoon.
* A previously secret list of the projects invited to use the bill shows many have already been rejected in courts or already face local opposition.
* Even if it passes unscathed, the bill faces…
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