Senator LUDWIG (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery) (14:27): Thank you, Mr President. I will do my best in this respect. In relation to Triabunna, which is an export chip mill, on 14 June 2011 Gunns announced on the Australian Stock Exchange the sale of the Triabunna export woodchip facility. Media is reporting that the sale will be to a family-owned logging and haulage company, Aprin Logging. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator Bob Brown: Mr President, I say again that you are not at the end of this chamber. It is impossible to hear that answer and I ask that the minister say it again. The PRESIDENT: I will ask the minister to continue but I would ask senators to respect the fact that there needs to be silence in the chamber. Senator LUDWIG: In relation to Aprin Logging, Gunns further announced that the sale was conditional on satisfactory— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator Bob Brown: Mr President, it continues. That answer cannot be heard at this end of the chamber, and I ask that you facilitate it being heard. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ludwig, continue. Senator LUDWIG: Gunns further announced that the sale was conditional on satisfactory progress in the implementation of the Tasmanian Forests Statement of Principles. Whilst the principles have not been resolved, Senator Brown could hold that thought. Any commercial enterprise, of course, should be profitable in its own right. The government has not been approached regarding the sale or operation of the Triabunna mill, and everyone in the industry, and the government, wants to see an operating mill which would provide the best result for jobs in Tasmania. (Time expired)