Tasmanian Greens MPs are outraged Resources Minister Paul Harriss linked a poster against the state government's forest policy to conflict diamonds.
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Mr Harriss told State Parliament in question time this morning that the poster, authorised by Bass Greens MHA Kim Booth, was made up of ''deliberately misleading statements designed to stir up trouble and reignite forest war''.
The poster displays a heavily forested area and says ''Tas forest products are conflict forest products - thanks Liberals'.
''The deliberate use of the phrase 'conflict forest products' is clearly an attempt to link the Tasmanian forest industry with people who work with conflict minerals and conflict diamonds in Africa,'' Mr Harriss said.
The parliament erupted, and Denison Greens MHA Cassy O'Connor said the allegations were offensive and unfounded.
Ms O'Connor sought leave to move a censure motion, but it was voted down by the government.
Ms O'Connor said conflict diamonds were associated with rape and murder, and the government had offended anyone who has experienced raped.