Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I have indicated, I am not going to pre-announce how the package will be structured. What these questions do go to is how the package will be structured. What I have indicated is that the package will be provided. Industry will be aware of how the package will be rolled out in a very short space of time.

As I have indicated, those discussions with the Tasmanian forest contractors have been productive and we have continued, through my department, to meet with the forest contractors to ensure that there is good dialogue and that we do have a package that provides assistance to those industries that have been under financial stress since the downturn in the forest industry. What I would also like to go on and say is that there has been incredible cooperation from all parties to date in respect of the rollout of this package. (Time expired)