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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Renowned Professor Jeff Morrell now director of Mount Gambier Forestry Centre of Excellence

Professor Jeff Morrell has commenced as the first Director of Mount Gambier’s Forestry Centre of Excellence, ready to lead the centre into its next chapter as an international leader in forest industries for research, education, product and market development. Source: Timberbiz Global
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This year marks South Australia’s 150 years of forestry and timber

South Australia is celebrating a major milestone in its history with 2025 marking the 150th anniversary of the state’s forest and timber industries. Acknowledging this remarkable milestone, Members of Parliament, industry leaders and stakeholders gathered at the 2025 Parliamentary Fri
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AFPA tells gov’t to ease the housing crisis in pre-election call

With the likelihood of a Federal Election being called possibly within weeks, the Australia’s forestry and timber sector is reminding the members of the 47th Parliament and candidates hoping to be elected to the 48th Parliament that it can help ease the national housing crisis and bui
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Opinion: Dave Hutchens – The Ballast Myth

The ‘Ballast’ Myth – A lazy belief that came from an old yarn and is popular with web content providers looking for the exceptional and the ironic as a tagline for a timber story. “The past actually happened, but history is only what someone wrote down.” Comedian A. Whitney Brown As s
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Trump’s tariffs ripple through the global timber trade

The economic landscape of North America is experiencing one of the most intense periods of trade tension in its history. President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs to the tune of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada has sent ripples through
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Trump hits the pause button on Canadian tariffs

Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite US President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. Global News www.globalnews.ca The temporary reprieve halts — at least for now — a continental trade war that economists on both side
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Self-driving truck platooning system in weeks-long demo

A US company that specialises in the defence, national security and global markets has successfully executed a multi-week demonstration of its self-driving truck platooning system technology with a Canadian research and technology organization that assesses, adapts and delivers soluti
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Arbre’s new simulator and pre-employment program

Arbre is holding an open day where you can experience demonstrations of a new tracked harvester simulator and learn about Abre’s new pre-employment program. Source: Timberbiz The event will be held on 13 March at RDO Equipment in Rocherlea, Tasmania. At the event there will also be in
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