Senate debates

Monday, 9 September 2024

Bills

Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024; Second Reading

11:16 am

Photo of Peter Whish-WilsonPeter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw—and we need to do better.

So, while the Greens will be working constructively with the government on this bill to stop illegal logging and crack down on illegal logging, let's not forget that it is criminal in this day and age that we are still logging native forests. Governments are subsidising this. Taxpayers are paying for it. We're paying for our own destruction, future generations will pay for it, our wildlife is paying for it, and it's time we did better.

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