Tasmanian Labor welcomes today's Federal Court decision on logging in the state's native forests as a win for jobs and Tasmania's well-managed forest industry.
Labor's Shadow Minister for Forests, Shane Broad said the ruling against the Bob Brown Foundation would come as a relief to timber communities around Tasmania.
"Tasmania's forest industry is responsibly and sustainably managed," Dr Broad said.
"The Bob Brown Foundation's increasingly desperate attempts to shut down the forest industry - aided and abetted by the hypocritical Greens - are shameful.
"They don't care about the livelihood of families that depend on the forest industry and the court has rejected their arguments against the industry.
"The Greens need to put Tasmanian workers first and stop protesting in coupes that they signed off on logging.
"The Bob Brown Foundation and the Greens should respect the court's ruling and end their crusade against Tasmanian workers.
"Labor strongly supports a viable, sustainable and ongoing native forest industry in Tasmania. We will continue to work with industry to support its growth and Tasmania's forestry workers."
Shane Broad MP
Shadow Minister for Forests
