While it was pretty much ignored during the election, environmental policy is back on the agenda for the re-elected Labor government. 

Murray Watt, the new Minister for the Environment, is in Western Australia, where a proposal to extend the North West Shelf gas project until 2070 hangs in the balance. 

So what would the extension mean for the future of Australia's environmental policy? 

Guest:

• Jackson Worthington, reporter, triple j hack 

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