Australian Timber. Australia’s Future – AFPA’s Federal Election Platform launched
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has today launched its Federal Election policy platform aimed at illustrating the role Australian timber can play addressing the current housing crisis and supplying our nation’s future housing needs, the importance of securing the future of Australian grown and recycled timber and wood-fibre to enhance our sovereign capability, and […]
Australia’s timber industry – ready, willing and able to address the housing crisis and fight cl…
Ahead of the 2025 Federal Election, Australia’s forestry and timber sector reminds 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 build the homes of tomorrow. The reminder comes at the same time new figures show the country […]
Greens should dump opposition to native forestry, moving with the times and science
The Greens’ continued opposition to Australia’s sustainable native forestry industries shows how inaccurate, regressive and outdated their arguments are in the political discourse – as the science shows the enormous environmental and climate – not to mention critical economic benefits the sector provides for Australia, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), […]
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank must end unfair lending practices and end the greenwashing
The Bendigo and Adelaide Bank needs to look at the facts, acknowledge the sustainable nature of Australian native forestry and end its ban on lending to businesses in the sector. Our native forestry is world leading environmentally, responsible for essential everyday products and forms the lifeblood for thousands of people in rural and regional Australia, […]
AFPA welcomes new AFWI Executive Director to lead critical forest sector research and development
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes and congratulates Australian Forest and Wood Innovation’s (AFWI’s) newly appointed Executive Director, Dr Joseph Lawrence to the role ahead of an exciting phase for forestry sector research and development, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Diana Hallam said today. “AFPA and the broader forestry sector are excited to have […]
New data shows imported timber volumes increasing at the cost of Australian jobs and an urgent need …
A sharp increase in the value of imported hardwood products from places like Indonesia and Malaysia into Australia over the past decade further demonstrates that Victoria’s and Western Australia’s misguided decisions to close down native forestry have needlessly exported local jobs and economic activity, while destroying local and world leading forestry management practices that fight […]
New Core Skills Occupation List delivers a flawed outcome – questions over the new Migration Labou…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has raised concerns about changes to the Government’s new skilled visa program. While AFPA welcomes the addition of some forest sector roles to the Skills in Demand Visa list, the decision to leave critical industry occupations including Forest Science/Forester off the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), is baffling, Chief […]
Australia’s forest industries are the solution! Message from today’s Federal Government Forest I…
The Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership’s Forest Industry Roundtable in Hobart today highlighted the need for a coordinated Federal Government approach to support the forestry and forest products supply chain so it can deliver the best possible economic, climate and social outcomes for Australia and the world, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest […]
Closure of New Zealand paper facility highlights the pressures faced by Australia’s wood and paper…
Australia’s forestry and forest products sector is warning that locally based manufacturing facilities are close to breaking point with spiralling energy, logistics and insurance costs taking a major toll on business operations, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Diana Hallam said today. The warning comes as Australia and New Zealand based […]
Government’s prioritised INFM ACCU method integrity under serious question
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is urging the Federal Government to withdraw support for the NSW Government’s proposed Improved Native Forest Management in Multiple-use Public Forests (INFM) method. Chief Executive of the AFPA Diana Hallam said the proposed method clearly fails to meet integrity standards. “There are serious questions over the validity and integrity […]