‘Keep moving’: New NSW environment minister ready to embrace challenges of job

The old wooden dinner table in the Griffin household provides a healthy arena for political discussion. On one side there’s newly appointed NSW Environment Minister James Griffin, and on the other is his mother, an active Greens member. The table has been in the family for as long as Griffin can remember.

As the child of Army parents, the family moved around the country every two years or so. While at first he didn’t think too much of it, as he grew older Griffin felt the loss of his friends and community with each move. Griffin says he is keen to embrace the challenges of the environment portfolio, working across different areas of government and industry.Growing up, Griffin’s parents emphasised community and participation. “There’s always been a sense of service above self - maybe not manifesting by going and joining the defence force,” he says - although it was an idea he had flirted with.

Griffin’s predecessor was his NSW moderate factional ally Matt Kean, who is now treasurer. When he was energy and environment minister Kean managed to see through radical energy and climate reforms, making a role that was potentially poison in Coalition politics to be career-defining. “It’s a balancing act, but with mature discussion and collaboration. It’s that old political saying - the ‘art of the possible’. I am not afraid of saying come back and check my track record in six months’ time, and you will see the fruits of collaboration.”

Laura_R_Chung Well no one could be worse than Joyce and Taylor

Laura_R_Chung So are you going to fix the problems in broken hill

Laura_R_Chung This is the second Wollemi Pine planted in this spot in Ivanhoe Park, Manly. The first one - planted by James Griffin MP in April 2019 - died. I sincerely hope its demise was not an omen.

Laura_R_Chung Try halting all logging of native forests as a starting point. Subsidies to go into replanting and managing renewable timber assets AND ONSHORE VALUE ADDING. Legislate against exporting raw timber products, from native forests as a priority.

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