FED:Gillard denies breach of Tas forests deal

AAP General News (Australia)
01-11-2012
FED:Gillard denies breach of Tas forests deal

By Belinda Cranston

CANBERRA, Jan 11 AAP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard will head to Tasmania this weekend
for talks with the state government after Greens leader Bob Brown threatened to cancel
his regular meetings with her over logging in the island's old growth forests.

Senator Brown gave the warning on Wednesday while accusing Ms Gillard of going back
on a promise to protect a large tract of native forest under a $276 million agreement
with Tasmania funded by the federal government.

"This is a massive breach of honour for both the …