Victoria to Abolish Native Logging Next Year

The Victorian state government will bring an end to native logging and forestry practices next year, with regulations surrounding plantation forestry remaining unaffected.

The government will put money towards retraining native forestry workers, but the opposition and trade unions remain opposed to the changes.

 

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Featured In Story: Professor David Lyndenmayer – Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 24 May 2023