Legislative Councillors in Tasmania have denied playing politics over the forestry issue in a heated exchange at a parliamentary committee reviewing Government Business Enterprises. Source: The Examiner
Tasmanian Opposition Leader Will Hodgman's trip to Canberra to lobby his federal leaders for support for the controversial pulp mill has been met with mixed reactions. Source: The Examiner
Two Australian millionaires will transform a key Tasmanian woodchip mill into a major tourist attraction, in a blow to the State Government and the forestry industry. Source: ABC News
New Zealand Labour Minister Simon Bridges said prosecutions were "very likely" for forestry owners who breached safety standards. Source: The New Zealand Herald
Investors in the collapsed Forestry Enterprises Australia will be hoping to recoup some of the $400 million they poured into the business over several years as investment bank Gresham and receiver Deloitte officially place the plantation owner on the market. Source: The Australian
The Macquarie Group has struck a deal with BRI Ferrier offering to manage hundreds of millions of dollars worth of forestry assets nationally for the new owners of Forest Enterprises Australia. Source: The Australian