Janet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

In terms of jobs and wood production, 85 per cent of our wood production is already coming from plantations, so why won't the government end the forest wars and start planning for sustainable plantations that are able to provide 100 per cent of our wood production? History tells us that we have been smart enough to eventually recognise when destructive industries like sealing and whaling have no future. When will this government wake up and see that trashing our native forests should, like those pursuits, be consigned to the dustbin of history?