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Timber to leave the CFMEU to form Timber, Furnishings and Textiles Union

16 April 2025
Members of the CFMEU Manufacturing Division have voted overwhelmingly to leave the CFMEU and establish an independent union, the Timber, Furnishing and Textiles Union (TFTU). Source: Timberbiz In the AEC-run ballot ordered by the Fair Work Commission, 91.6% of participating members vo
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UK forester grasps the vast differences in Australian and UK forestry

14 April 2025
Under an international exchange program, UK-based forester Alex Donaldson has started a work placement with Forestry Corporation of NSW. Mr Donaldson, who works with UK-based company Zulu Ecosystems, will spend three months working in the pine plantations of the Snowy Valleys, based a
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Australian first study combats the shot hole borer

14 April 2025
An Australian-first scientific study using systemically injected chemicals in WA’s City of Canning local government area is showing early success, signalling a breakthrough in urban forest protection.  Source: Inside Local Government In collaboration with BioHerbicides Australia (BHA)
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Paper and paperboard trade with the US

14 April 2025
The announcement by the US President of unilateral tariffs on every country in the world, at differentiated rates, with just a small number of industry-level exclusions, is a significant moment in world affairs. In understanding these matters, it is important to focus on facts. Source
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High Court opens the door for more Green litigation

14 April 2025
The native timber industry has been dealt a blow by the High Court as it kept the door open for environmental groups to prosecute law-breaking loggers. A decision, centring on a battle to protect habitat for three types of gliders, was immediately described as a “huge win”
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Drought in the Green Triangle endangering timber

14 April 2025
Prolonged drought conditions in the Green Triangle are killing pine trees and increasing disease risks, threatening long-term timber growth, according to the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub. Source: Timberbiz South Australia’s South East and Victoria’s neighbouring Western Distri
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Estimated 100,000 tonnes of WA timber may be left to rot

11 April 2025
Timber industry insiders are increasingly concerned an estimated 100,000 tonnes of timber harvested for forest health will be left to rot in huge stockpiles in WA’s South West. Those concerns have been rejected by WA Forestry Minister Jackie Jarvis who says every bit of timber has a h
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Construction begins on $16M Forestry Centre of Excellence

11 April 2025
Construction works for the $16 million Forestry Centre of Excellence (FCoE) officially started with the turning of the first sod at UniSA’s Mt Gambier campus this week. Source: Timberbiz A central hub for the Green Triangle forest industry, the research, education and training centre
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UComms polling in Tasmania shows voters want to protect forestry

11 April 2025
New UComms polling conducted for the Australian Forest Products Association in the Tasmanian federal electorate of Lyons shows voters in the seat want all sides of politics to back in Tasmania’s native, plantation and downstream forest industries. Source: Timberbiz It follows UComms p
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One Nation policies align with forestry

11 April 2025
One Nation has moved to protect the 5700 jobs in Tasmania’s $1.2 billion forestry sector as part of its policy to make Australia self-sufficient in timber and help address Labor’s national housing crisis. Source: Timberbiz The move has been supported by the Australian Forest Products
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