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AFPA wants parties to confirm support for native forestry

07 April 2025
The Australian Forest Products Association wants Federal Labor and the Coalition to ensure their political support for Australia’s sustainable native forestry is clearly communicated. Source: Timberbiz The sector supports the livelihoods of thousands of Australians, while millions mor
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Vic gov’t picking and choosing which businesses to support in Gippsland

07 April 2025
The Victorian State Government has been blasted for not supporting the businesses it promised to assist in shutting down the native timber industry. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, said the State Government was applying criteria that stopped it assisting the very businesses it
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Greens’ policies would wipe $4B from Tasmania

07 April 2025
Giving in to Federal Greens policies would wipe an astonishing $4 billion annually off Tasmania’s GSP and destroy 15,500 jobs, according to a simple review of ABS data, according to the Liberal Member for Bass Michael Ferguson. Source: Timberbiz “The Greens have made it clear that the
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Timber Queensland’s new website

04 April 2025
Timber Queensland has launched a new website and released the annual partner magazine Grounded amplifying the association’s powerful voice on political, technical, market development, industrial and environmental issues. Source: Timberbiz Strategic Relations & Communications Manag
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New home approvals fall slightly in February, this could be a recovery

04 April 2025
New home building approvals fell by 0.3% in February, following a 6.3% increase in January. The Australian Bureau of Statistics this week released its monthly building approvals data for February 2025 for detached houses and multi-units covering all states and territories. Source: Tim
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Greens say they want to stamp out misleading environmental claims

04 April 2025
Plans by the Federal Greens to stamp out misleading and ambiguous environmental claims has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association. The Greens said this week they would push to “stamp out misleading and ambiguous environmental claims”. Source: Timberbiz AFPA CEO Di
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Tasmania urges all political parties to support their industry

04 April 2025
All political parties are being urged to throw their support behind the Tasmania’s sustainable forestry industry, ahead of the upcoming federal election. Speaking at the launch of the Tasmanian Forest Products Association’s Election Priorities, TFPA Independent Chair, Sarah Courtney s
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What US tariff hikes mean for Australia’s timber industry

04 April 2025
Australia’s forestry and forest products sector is warning the Federal Government the consequences of the United States tariff decisions could result in more foreign timber and wood-fibre products being diverted to the Australian market, while our low margin paper and paperboard expor
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Opinion: Ron Wilson – Australian forestry plantations at the crossroads

04 April 2025
I have written this opinion piece after attending a Forestry Australia webinar from ABARES on 12 March 2025 from the latest State of the Forests Report – Synthesis 2023. The information provided gives a strong impetus for Australia to review its National Forest Policy 1992 to address
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FSC Australia AGM

02 April 2025
Members are invited to the Annual General Meeting of Responsible Forest Management Australia Limited (FSC Australia) and the associated Membership Networking Event in May. Source: Timberbiz The AGM will be held on Thursday 29 May at the Treetops Room at the Melbourne Museum (and onlin
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