Forestry

The majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Nationals Senator for Queensland Barry O'Sullivan also on behalf of Motoring Enthusiast Senator for Tasmania Ricky Muir.

Motions like these don't have legal force but are politically influential as they represent the will of the Senate.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) acknowledges the valuable contribution of the sustainable forest industry to Australia's economy as the industry generates over $20 billion of economic turnover each year and employs over 70 000 people;

(b) recognises the important work conducted by the Forest and Forest Industry Market Development Mission to Japan and China to promote Australia's sustainable forest industry as the sustainable building material of the 21st century; and

(c) condemns the misinformation spread by radical environmental non governmental organisations that has resulted in sustainable Australian product being replaced by timber from less sustainable forests damaging our economy, employment and the environment.