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More slanging matches in Tassie parliament

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
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Tasmanian Opposition trip to Canberra for pulp mill

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
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From mill site to tourist mecca

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
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Forestry contractors shut down, 182 notices handed out

Two Waikato-based forestry contractors have been shut down due to an "imminent danger of serious harm or death". Sources: Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax NZ News
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NZ safety standards in review

New Zealand Labour Minister Simon Bridges said prosecutions were "very likely" for forestry owners who breached safety standards. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Deloitte puts FEA on the market

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
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Queensland government forest sale

The Queensland government is embarking on another sale of forestry assets, through its power subsidiary Ergon Energy. Source: The Australian
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Macquarie Group to manage forestry

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
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