Forestry Corporation of NSW has ceased logging operations near Grafton after the hatching of endangered coastal emu eggs.
As one of Australia's biggest logging companies was shutting down, its CEO was setting up a controversial new venture
Though logging in Victoria has officially ended, the powerful interests behind it have set up a new organisation to continue the industry, which experts say amounts to greenwashing.
Forestry company pays legal costs after wrongly banning protesters from public native forest reserves
Anti-logging protesters wrongly banned from setting foot within large swathes of Tasmanian public forest have had their legal costs covered by the state-owned forestry company.
Photo shows Protesters at a logging coupe holding a banner.Why rising energy costs are fuelling the illegal logging trade
Criminals are preying on Victorians struggling to pay their power bills this winter by flogging stolen firewood.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds.'Criminal elements': The illegal firewood industry that's hurting Victorian forests
Criminals are preying on Victorians struggling to pay their power bills this winter by selling firewood stolen from protected forests.
Photo shows Brady Childs, authorised officer with the Conversation Regulator, pictured in a burnt-out forest.From over-productive to 'senile', coconut trees pose big challenges in the tropics
The tree prized for its long, productive life is turning into a headache for the communities that have embraced it, creating a safety risk in some and leaving others with extremely old, unproductive plantations.
Synonymous with high-end perfume and other luxuries, Australia's sandalwood industry is on its last legs
Australia's once-booming sandalwood industry appears to be in terminal decline with Quintis and Santanol, Australia's two largest producers, both being sold off.
Photo shows A large stack of logs inside a shedSix months into the WA government's timber industry shutdown, locals in this country town wonder what's next
From tobacco to cauliflowers to timber, Manjimup has long struggled to find an identity that sticks. Where the small WA town heads next is the million-dollar question.
Photo shows Tobacco grading at Manjimup, 1952.Home builders face increased costs and waiting times due to looming hardwood timber shortage, industry says
Those looking to build a new home in a state "bursting at the seams" could face higher costs and longer completion times due to a looming shortage of hardwood.
Arrest warrant issued for Tasmanian Aboriginal elder but 81yo says he doesn't recognise 'colonial' courts
An 81-year-old Tasmanian Aboriginal elder says Australian courts hold no jurisdiction over Indigenous people and he will not participate in the court process after being charged at a native forest protest. Now a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
Photo shows A man wearing Aboriginal colours and wide brim hat stands and smiles at camera with pile of logs behind him'Dodgy backroom deal': EPA allows logging to restart after endangered marsupial deaths
Loggers intentionally searched for endangered nocturnal gliders during the day to avoid detecting them and continue logging the Tallaganda State Forest, environmental groups claim.
Photo shows the face of a greater glider marsupialConcern 'environmentally destructive' logging continues in slated national park despite ban
After celebrating the end of native forest logging in Victoria, conservationists say it continues under another name.
Photo shows Gayle Osborne stands next to a tall tree in a forest holding binocularsAfter humans abandoned this island, it became a land outside time. Their descendants are fighting to keep it that way
Tetepare was once home to tribes of people, before it was abruptly deserted about 200 years ago. Now, descendants are protecting it from logging and climate change.
Photo shows A woman in a blue dress leans on a balustrade and looks out onto turquoise waters with corals.Seagrass wipe-out in world-recognised marine habitat prompts testing for herbicide impact
Researchers investigate concerns of fishermen and residents that herbicide run-off may be killing marine life in Queensland's Great Sandy Strait.
Photo shows A big dirty stretch of water.To heat or eat? The impossible choice faced by vulnerable Australians as winter looms
Vulnerable Australians like Michelle Ryder are in for a tough winter as cost-of-living pressures force them to choose between heating their homes and buying groceries.
Photo shows Lady with black glasses sits on her bed wrapped in a fluffy purple blanket with her arm around her black dog laying downNative forest logging cleared to go ahead next to Derby's world-famous mountain-biking trails
A High Court challenge against the "self-regulating" aspect of Tasmania's public forestry company fails, clearing the way for native forest logging to continue at a coupe near Derby.
Photo shows A group of anti-logging protesters in Tasmanian forest.Bunya tree 'skeletons' spread beyond national parks, but hope for ancient trees on the horizon
A "heartbreaking" stand of "skeletons" along one of the Sunshine Coast's most popular scenic drives is sobering evidence that bunya pine dieback is spreading, while a team of experts search for ways to save the iconic trees.
Photo shows Looking up into the dead branches of five Bunya pines.Veteran campaigner leads fresh push to halt NSW logging in future Great Koala National Park
Businessman Geoff Cousins has been involved in many successful environmental campaigns and has now turned his attention to the logging of native forests on the Mid North Coast.
Photo shows a koala holding a tree branch'Staggered, delighted': Conservationists pop champagne after win for critical bird habitat at proposed mine site
A community group is celebrating after the state government refused to let an exploration company clear habitat vital to the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo. But the company has vowed to appeal.
Photo shows They stand in the bush toasting with champagneSandalwood giant Quintis calls in receivers after years of turmoil
The world's biggest producer of sandalwood, which owns vast amounts of land in northern Australia, is on the verge of collapse.
Photo shows A sandwood branch has been sawn in half, with the polished side embossed with the Quintis logo, a series of rings.Timber business under pressure amid rolling stop-work orders
After being forced to abandon projects due to EPA's stop-work order, logging contractor Ian Slater is struggling to see a future for his family business.
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