Tasmania Rebuilding the forest industry bill

Hi All,



I have been reading recently about abbott government attempting to access the protected forests around Tasmania (and assuming elsewhere also) by squashing a bill that was passed under labor to protect those forests. I just wanted to hear what other peoples opinions were on this and help me understand it better. If they think its a good thing what Abbott has done or bad and why?



So the greens got the bill passed to have some 400,000 hectares added to the World heritage committee list to protect them is that right? and as a consequence this drives up timber prices and kills off logging industries locally? so its great for the greens the conservation of the forests but bad for the furniture industry and logging as job loss and tasmanias economy? Is that right?



So now reversing it and delisting those forests enables Abbott to begin loggin within 6 years and creates jobs ? Does this bring down the price fo timber as we have a larger stock pile availbale to furniture makers and broader industry?



I have only just started reading about it and wondering why it has so much media attention so just wondering who wins and loses with this latest "Forestry (Rebuilding the forest industry) Bill 2014? I couldnt find this discussed elsewhere on the forum so i apologise if im re-igniting an old flames, just want to have a better understanding oh whats happening in Tasmania as far as timber goes :)



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Cheers,

Nathan