Forestry
WA to end commercial logging of native forests
Western Australia has joined Victoria in banning commercial logging of native forests from next year.
- by Kathryn Magann
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Logging ‘carnage’ in endangered greater glider habitat
Though logging operations in one glider habitat have been suspended and some koala habitat is being protected, environmentalists say key habitat is still being felled.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Victorian Parliament
Victoria moves towards winding up logging business VicForests
Victoria’s state-owned logging business is on the verge of being absorbed into other areas after the state government reclassified it and announced a review.
- by Kieran Rooney
What should we do about WA’s prescribed burning program?
WA’s Environmental Protection Authority has cast doubt over the effectiveness of the state’s prescribed burning program, and has called for an independent review.
- by Hamish Hastie
Perth activists call for ban on mining in the jarrah forest at national rally
Environmental activists were part of a rally calling for a national ban on native logging, and an end to mining in the state’s jarrah forest.
- by Holly Thompson
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Environmental activism
How VicForests hired a private investigator to tail an environmentalist
The Andrews government is facing calls to abolish VicForests after the state’s privacy watchdog found its covert surveillance of environmentalists was unlawful and a flagrant breach of privacy.
- by Lachlan Abbott
Editorial
Opinion
Ending native forest logging is right call but will not be an easy path
The Victorian government’s announcement last week that it will end native forest logging in the state next year has accelerated debate about the future of the industry in NSW and given rise to the prospect of greater federal government engagement on this nationally significant issue.
- The Age's View
‘It’s like we don’t exist’: Timber towns grapple with log ban
Towns reliant on the logging industry were gutted at the Andrews government’s decision to fast-track the end of native timber logging to January next year.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Logging ‘export opportunity’ remains despite fears of local timber shortage
The timber industry has warned there could be a shortage of hardwood in Australia, but the federal government has backed the continued export of timber from native forests and plantations.
- by Mike Foley
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Environmental protection
Axe falls on Victorian native forest logging
The state government will end native forest logging early in Victoria, bringing forward its 2030 deadline.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Before creation of koala national park, loggers target key habitat
The NSW government stands by its promise to create a Great Koala National Park despite its own logging company planning operations in 20 per cent of the land inside its proposed boundaries this year.
- by Nick O'Malley