Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will soon mark the first 100 days of his renewed mandate. The first hundred days of any government offer a glimpse of what the next three years may hold. They signal what matters.

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The Prime Minister personally committed to creating strong, new nature laws early in his term - a moment of hope.

It was devastating, then, that the government's first major decision was to approve the Northwest Shelf gas hub extension, allowing Woodside to continue processing the fossil fuel until 2070. This is not what Australians expect.

Australians want to protect the nature and wildlife that make our country special - animals like the platypus that have to be seen to be believed, and places like the Great Barrier Reef that exist nowhere else on earth.

So many of us, including the prime minister, grew up with nature. We owe it to our kids to make sure they can see a koala in the wild or swim among coral reefs.

Seven in 10 Australians say the federal government must do more to protect and restore nature; 86 per cent back stronger federal nature laws; and 96 per cent fear further extinctions without urgent reform.

Labor has the authority - and responsibility - to act.

With a strong majority and a fresh mandate, the government can deliver what voters have long called for: credible laws that actually protect........

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