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Tasmania’s logging industry loses federal environmental exemptions under new law, sparking job and investment concerns.
A new federal environmental law, backed by the Greens, removes Tasmania’s forestry industry from national environmental exemptions, ending Regional Forest Agreements and bringing logging under federal scrutiny.
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley warns the change, passed before Christmas, threatens thousands of jobs, calling it a rushed “dirty deal” that signals the industry’s decline despite a $300 million government support package.
She and the Australian Forest Products Association argue the move will increase regulatory burdens and deter investment, while Labor maintains the reforms will standardize oversight and streamline approvals across industries.
La industria maderera de Tasmania pierde las exenciones ambientales federales bajo la nueva ley, provocando preocupaciones sobre el empleo y la inversión.