Article 6GAEB ‘Enough is enough’: former Coalition environment minister joins push for a national ban on native forest logging

‘Enough is enough’: former Coalition environment minister joins push for a national ban on native forest logging

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Lisa Cox
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GAEB)

Robert Hill, Peter Garrett and former state ministers back teal MP Sophie Scamps' call on all governments to work together on transition

The Howard-era Coalition frontbencher Robert Hill and prominent Labor figure Peter Garrett are among several former environment ministers who have signed on to a campaign to ban native forest logging across Australia.

The push is being led by the independent MP for Mackellar, Sophie Scamps, and calls on federal and state governments to work together on a transition away from industrial-scale native forestry.

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