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“The only question is how quickly we do it and who we do it with. We’ve said all along that we are open to passing this legislation with either the Coalition or the Greens.” Watt is expected to reveal more details on Monday and to introduce legislation to the House of Representatives on Thursday. He quickly shot down the idea of carving up the bill, saying: “Splitting the bill would weaken environmental protections and would remove the certainty that business is looking for. “It would mean more habitat destruction, more species threatened, no independent regulator and slower approval times.”