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Cross-industry pest surveillance is set to benefit from the development of new diagnostic technology. The aim is to speed up detection of airborne pests and diseases, while reducing the cos…
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This November, the Australian and New Zealand forestry communities will descend on ForestTECH 2019, for one of the most significant dates in the industry’s annual calendar. Hosted for fore…
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A new research project is seeking to understand the biology and ecology of a recently introduced pest known as giant pine scale on Pinus radiata, to quantify the impact on native ecosystems an…
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FWPA has continued to prepare for the next phase of strategic investment in grower R&D. The plans are intended to increase the value of Australia’s commercial forests through the renew…
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Researchers from the University of Tasmania, with support from industry partners Forico and Britton Timbers, were inspired by the opportunities associated with the estimated 960,000 ha o…
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Annualised economic growth – measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – stumbled through to a seasonally adjusted 1.4% in 2018-19, with June Quarter economic growth staggering to 0.5%, ass…
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In August 2019, 12.926 million people were employed in Australia, up 2.5% on a year earlier and with 34,700 more people in work than a year earlier. At the same time, the number of unemployed peo…
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New Zealand’s total log harvest in 2018-19 was 34.822 million m3, a rise of 5.4% on the prior year, as harvest of Export Logs lifted 11.8% to a record 22.736 million m3. As a proportion of the tota…