AUSTRALIA — Tasmania’s native forest logging sector is fretting over its future despite the federal government’s claims changes to environmental laws will ensure the industry’s sustainability. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday that long-awaited reform of the country’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act would pass the Senate with the support of the Greens. The existing EPBC Act has long been considered outdated by politicians, business figures and conservationists alike, and has been blamed for years-long delays to decisions on large infrastructure projects. Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick McKim says his party achieved key concessions from the government on native forest logging, which will put approvals processes currently held by the states into the hands of the federal government. Sawmiller Matt Torenius told ABC Radio Hobart the changes have left him “upset and worried” and unsure what to tell his employees about their future.