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Jacob Shteyman

Dirty deal the death knell for forestry industry: Ley

Tasmania's native forestry industry will no longer be exempt from national environment standards. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is warning of thousands of job losses in Tasmania as a result of a "dirty deal" the government made with the Greens to pass new environment laws.

Ahead of a speech to the Tasmanian Liberals state council on Sunday, Ms Ley warned the government's overhaul of Australia's environment protection regime, which passed parliament on Friday, were a death knell to the forestry sector on the Apple Isle.

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