Nick McKim: Liberal forests plan, please

The Tasmanian Greens today suggested that Liberal Leader Will Hodgman reveal his plan for the timber industry.

“Forestry was the key plank of the Liberals’ election campaign, and we think that Tasmanians have a right to know what the future holds,” Mr McKim said.

“If Mr Hodgman has a forestry plan somewhere inside his infamous white folder, then it’s time for him to open it up and show us.”

“Can we see it please Will?”

“There’s clearly a growing anxiety about whether Mr Hodgman will take our state back to the conflict that so many had hoped was over.”

“It is time for everyone to see how Mr Hodgman intends to achieve market certainty for the timber industry while destroying World Heritage forests at the same time.”

Audio Grab #1
“Will Hodgman went around in the election campaign with the white folder, the infamous white folder with the plan on the top of it. The key plank of the election campaign and in fact their campaign for the last three years has been to rip up the Tasmanian Forests Agreement. So Will, we’re sure you’ve got your forestry plan in your white folder, could we please see it? I think the Tasmanian people have got a right to see the Liberal’s forest plan.”

Audio Grab #2
“So if there is a return to the dark days of conflict and division it will be one person’s responsibility and one person’s only and that will be Will Hodgman.”

Audio Grab #3
“We’ve seen in Queensland, we’ve seen in Canberra and in other states where conservative governments are elected, straight away they come out and say the budget is much worse than we thought, and they use that as their excuse to break a number of their election commitments.”
Greens Leader Nick McKim