In the wake of the Federal Court\u2019s recent decision on native forestry, Lyndon Schneiders tells us the Albanese government has recognised the need for a new native forestry approach (\u201cLumbered with a native forestry deal that isn\u2019t working\u201d, 11\/1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, too, has the forestry industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No sector can expect to do things the way they have always been done\u2014at least not the forestry sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why I accepted Agriculture Minister Murray Watt\u2019s invitation to join union leader Michael O\u2019Connor as co-chairs of his Strategic Forestry and Renewables Partnership.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The partnership \u2013 among other things \u2013 will provide advice on the best way to secure the forest resources we need while also enhancing conservation and carbon values in the native estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sky News host Caleb Bond says the Clarence Valley logging industry is \u201craging against\u201d a northern New South\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n