The Tasmanian Government is deeply concerned Labor has rushed to sell out Tasmania's world-class native forestry industry and the thousands of jobs it supports.
Changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) that make it easier to get renewable energy projects off the ground and simplify processes for industries like mining is welcome, however these changes should not come at the expense of regional forestry jobs in Tasmania.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff said there is a breathtaking lack of detail on the deal Labor has done with the Greens.
"I am deeply concerned this Labor-Green deal on EPBC Act changes has come at the expense of native forestry in Tasmania and regional jobs," Premier Rockliff said.
"We back this sustainable industry, the Tasmanians it employs and the products it produces.
"This Labor-Green deal will put jobs in regional Tasmania at great risk. It is these jobs and these Tasmanians we are standing up for.
"Notwithstanding the incredible lack of detail, the so-called support package is woefully inadequate to compensate for the direct and broader flow-on economic effects of this decision."
Minister for Business, Industry and Resources, Felix Ellis, said Tasmanians remain in the dark about Labor's cloak-and-dagger deal with the Greens on forestry.
"Thousands of Tasmanians work in the forestry industry, and it appears the Prime Minister has sold out our state and those workers to appease the Greens," Minister Ellis said.
"Tasmanians don't need Canberra trying to run roughshod over our State, our industries and our people."
