Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Rice, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

  (i) the Victorian Government's announcement last week that they intend to end native forest logging in Victoria by 2030,

  (ii) that clear-fell logging of public native forests continues in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, and continues to receive significant public subsidy, and

  (iii) that plantation-sourced wood and fibre makes up 88% of Australia's timber output; and

(b) calls on the Federal Government to:

  (i) take national leadership to halt destructive logging and protect native forests for their values as complex ecosystems, including wildlife habitat, water supply, carbon storage and regional tourism, and

  (ii) establish a national aim of phasing out native forest logging, and for plantations and farm forestry to provide 100% Australian-grown wood and fibre.