Sep 11, 2026 – 3.26pmNationals leader Matt Canavan has invited veteran environmentalist Bob Brown to join his party’s ranks after the Greens founder spearheaded an unsuccessful campaign to stop carbon credits being used to protect koalas and end logging in native forests.The Greens on Thursday voted against a Nationals senate motion to kill off the new carbon credits, which will be generated by native forests in NSW that commit to keep trees in the ground, despite fierce criticism by environmental groups.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Matt Canavan invites Bob Brown to join National Party
The Nationals leader says that the veteran environmentalist shares his opposition to wind farms and native forest carbon credits.
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