The federal parliament has returned for the final sitting week, with the Albanese government yet to secure the numbers it needs in the Senate to pass the package.
"Under no illusions, we are going to pass these laws this week, and it's going to happen with either the coalition or the Greens," Environment Minister Murray Watt told reporters in Canberra on Monday.
"They have an important choice to make about whether they want to be part of this process and work with us cooperatively, or whether they want to sit on the sidelines complaining and see us do a deal with the opposite party."
Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black said the group's focus was on working with the coalition and Labor to ensure an agreement.
"That's so very important, because at the end of the day, these reforms have to have longevity, and you get longevity when it's the two major parties of the government working together," he said.
In a bid to win over the Greens, Labor has promised tougher rules on native forest logging which would still go ahead under the new legislation, in addition to scrapping a provision to allow coal and gas projects to bypass the main approval process.Â
The coalition has been offered changes to limit "stop work" orders, and wants a requirement for a project to report its carbon emissions to be dumped.
Independent senator David Pocock said it was clear from consultation "substantial changes" were needed to reverse the ongoing decline in nature, while providing certainty for business.
"We have a once-in-a-generation chance to get these reforms right, and I urge the government to listen to the feedback and take the time to ensure that these laws actually do what is promised," he said.
Senator Watt said based off negotiations at the weekend, he was "very confident" in landing an agreement.
"We are prepared to make some further concessions in order to pass these laws, because it's not in anyone's interests for us to hang on to the current laws that we've got at the moment, which are completely broken," he said.
Opposition environment spokeswoman Angie Bell said the coalition was "not in a rush to fail" and was seeking to work constructively with the government.
"The ball is in the minister's court," she told ABC radio.
"I would need to see the amendments in terms of those substantive issues, and there's a list of seven, but there are more than that that I presented to the minister."
The Centre for Public Integrity said at a time when trust in government was at an all time low, bypassing scrutiny and public input would only further undermine confidence in the democratic process.
"These reforms are extensive and highly technical, amending an already complex statutory environment, yet there is no publicly available evidence that adequate public consultation was undertaken," the centre said.
