Rex Patrick (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, Senator McKenzie. In September 2018 the government launched the National Forest Industries Plan—a commitment to Australia's timber industry and an investment in Australia's future. It included a commitment to plant a billion new plantation trees. Minister Littleproud said, 'Australia will have to plant a billion new trees over the next decade to meet demands in 2050, particularly sawlogs for building and construction.' Is there an implementation program for this plan? How many of the billion trees were supposed to have been planted by 30 June this year and how many have actually been planted?