Liberals plan to give more Tasmanian native forest to loggers, but industry isn't on side | ABC News

The Tasmanian Liberals have promised to make 40,000 hectares of additional native forest available for logging, in an attempt to ease supply issues. But the peak industry body says the industry is being used as a "political football". The industry fears that the "forest wars" will be ignited mid-campaign, while Labor has promised to release its own forestry policy in the coming days.
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