Top End residents told to stay sheltered at home until authorities give the all-clear. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens’ environment spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young has appeared on ABC’s Insiders amidst the government appealing to the minor party with concessions in order to pass their nature laws.Guardian Australia yesterday revealed Labor would rule out controversial ‘national interest’ exemption for coal and gas if the Greens back the laws, noting the concession alone may not be enough to win over the party who have further demands including protections for native forests.Three more years of the destruction of our native forests when we’ve got 2000 plus species already endangered in this country, where we’ve got billions of dollars of taxpayer money already being, already spent subsidising an industry that’s about destroying our native forests. I mean, it’s 2025 and it’s time we ended native forest logging protected these beau