Saly Glaetzer Sunday Tasmanian
PREMIER David Bartlett has backed down from his demand that there be “good commercial reasons” for Forestry Tasmania to continue its pulp-mill wood supply agreement beyond November 30. On Thursday Mr Bartlett said he would need convincing to allow Forestry Tasmania to extend the wood supply agreement it has with mill proponent Gunns Limited. He said he would be asking Forestry Tasmania for “good commercial reasons” for extending the agreement. But he told the Sunday Tasmanian last night he would leave the matter to Forestry Tasmania. “The wood supply agreement is a commercial decision for Forestry Tasmania,” Mr Bartlett said. “If they believe it is in their commercial interests to continue the agreement then I won’t stand in the way of that continuation.” Read more here
