Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. I refer to the coalition-announced, Labor-matched $20 million funding to begin a restructure of the Tasmanian forest contractors sector. Two months later forest workers are still in the dark about these funds. Last week the Tasmanian Labor Premier said, ‘I am disappointed that it has not happened as rapidly as it should have.’ Can the minister guarantee this program will be open by the end of this week and if not why not?