Today marks a milestone in the Liberal Government's plan to rebuild the state forestry industry.
For more than 30 years, environmentalists, with the help of Labor and the Greens, have progressively locked up hectare after hectare of productive forests, destroying businesses and jobs, regional communities and livelihoods.
We took a clear plan to the election to say "enough is enough" and rip up the job-destroying forest deal.
That plan was resoundingly endorsed by the Tasmanian people and today that plan has been delivered.
The forest deal that we ripped up today was never about our forest industry or jobs, it was about Labor selling out the state to the Greens for their own political survival.
Yet, despite their resounding defeat at the March election Labor and the Greens have neither listened nor learned.
By opposing the passage of our Legislation through the Parliament, Labor and the Greens have ignored the will of Tasmanians.