Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

Homebuilder is delivering targeted and timely stimulus to help build confidence and momentum in the industry across the country, particularly in regional areas. HomeBuilder was strongly welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association when it was announced in June 2020 and when the government extended the scheme at the end of 2020 to protect the one million Australians employed in the construction industry. HomeBuilder will keep this pipeline of work flowing into 2021. The government is committed to supporting the Australian forestry industry, through the National Forest Industries Plan announced in 2018, which is supporting the forest industry's aspirational goal of planting one billion trees over the period to 2030. There is no stronger supporter of Australia's forest industry than this government.