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Three Year Forest Destruction Plan a Climate DisasterSustainable Timbers Tasmania’s ‘Three Year Wood Production Plan’ is a climate disaster. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 7 Jul 2020 |
Swift Parrot - Preservation of Breeding HabitatThere are fewer than 1000 breeding pairs of the world's fastest parrot - the critically endangered swift parrot - left in the wild. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 4 Jun 2020 |
Gutwein Government and STT Now on NoticeThe Gutwein Government is on notice following yesterday’s landmark Federal Court decision on logging threatened species habitat in Victoria. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 28 May 2020 |
Forestry Watch Survey ReportThe Forestry Watch survey report was issued on 20 January this year. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 Mar 2020 |
National Spotlight on Tasmania's Swift Parrot ShameThe Hodgman Government’s refusal to protect the swift parrot was front and centre on the national stage during last night’s Four Corners program. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 25 Jun 2019 |
Liberals' Forestry Agenda Putting Swift Parrot on the Chopping BlockIn their ideologically-driven rush to log the State’s native forests, the Liberals are destroying the habitat of the endangered Swift parrot. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 13 Nov 2017 |
Forest-Destroying Minister Confirms Land Clearing BonanzaIn Budget Estimates today Resources Minister, Guy Barnett, confirmed he is unleashing a land clearing bonanza on Tasmania’s public and private land. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 7 Jun 2017 |
Minister Barnett in Cloud Cuckoo Land on FSCThe Minister for Resources is living in cloud cuckoo land if he thinks Forestry Tasmania can secure Forest Stewardship Certification under current Liberal policies. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 9 Sep 2016 |
Groom Must Announce Federally Funded Recovery Plan for Swift ParrotIllegal firewood collecting has resulted in the destruction of key nesting habitat at one of the most important locations for the critically endangered swift parrot in Tasmania. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 23 Aug 2016 |
Groom Must Act on Critically Endangered Swift ParrotYesterday, the Federal Government silently moved the swift parrot up to critically endangered status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 May 2016 |
Minister Groom Must Act Now to Save Swift Parrot from ExtinctionThe Bob Brown Foundation has launched a campaign to Save Bruny Island from the logging that is destroying the habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 5 May 2016 |
No Respect From Disinterested Liberal MinistersIt is extremely disappointing to have a minister sitting in the Chamber while a member is speaking to matters within his portfolio responsibility, and yet the minister does not acknowledge the contribution. Cassy O'Connor MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016 |
Greens Still Standing Alone on Protection of the Swift ParrotIn 2015, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared the swift parrot, the world's fastest parrot, to be critically endangered. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 3 May 2016 |
Forest Stewardship CertificationThe long-awaited Forest Stewardship Council audit report on Forestry Tasmania reveals the GBE has a long way to go before it achieves FSC certification. Cassy O'Connor MP | Media Release | 1 Mar 2016 |
Swift Parrot Logging MoratoriumIt's pleasing to hear logging operations on Bruny Island will be temporarily halted in an effort to halt the extinction of the Swift Parrot. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 19 Nov 2015 |
Stop Logging All Swift Parrot ForestsThe international conservation listing of the swift parrot as critically endangered is the wakeup call the government needs to stop logging its habitat. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 30 Oct 2015 |
Minister in the Dark on Swift Parrot ProtectionIt's extraordinary that Minister Groom could not answer questions in parliament today about Tasmanian plans to protect the swift parrot. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 22 Sep 2015 |
Threatened Species DayThreatened Species Day was marked on 7 September this year. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Parliamentary Activity | 15 Sep 2015 |
Tasmania needs new Threatened Species PlanTomorrow's celebration of Threatened Species Day marks the 79th anniversary of the death of the last known thylacine. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 6 Sep 2015 |
Tassie Forests could get Logging ReprieveThe Greens welcome Minister Groom’s commitment in Question Time today to investigate whether Tasmania may apply for funding to stop logging the habitat of threatened species. Rosalie Woodruff MP | Media Release | 27 Aug 2015 |
Is Minister De-listing 12 Threatened Species?Environment Minister, Matthew Groom, has not denied he intends to delist 12 native animal species from the Tasmanian List of Threatened Species. Andrea Dawkins | Media Release | 18 Aug 2015 |
No Action on Swift ParrotsEnvironment Minister Matthew Groom today washed his hands of the endangered Swift Parrot. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 25 Mar 2015 |
Swift Parrot Habitat RiskEnvironment Minister Matthew ignored expert scientific advice on Swift Parrot habitat in favour of the logging industry on at least three occasions. Nick Mckim | Media Release | 23 Mar 2015 |