The modern day acolytes of ‘equality’ and ‘inclusiveness’ continue to line up to advocate for improved sharing of the wealth created through new and additional economic growth. As they do so…

Sales of Landscaping grades of sawn softwood rose to a new year-end record of 154,908 m3 for the year-ended October 2017, as latest data shows strong sales through the last four months. Sales o…

Australia’s sales of domestically produced sawn softwood totalled 3.137 million m3 for the year-ended October 2017, just 1.1% higher than a year earlier. Since October 2016, year-end volu…

Analysis by Credit Suisse shows that foreign investors accounted for 25% of new housing in New South Wales, 17% in Victoria and 8% in Queensland. The analysis suggests almost 90% of this deman…

Australia’s dwelling approvals continued to slide in August, falling to 212,767 separate dwellings for the year-ended August. As total approvals declined by double-digits, free-standi…

The September quarter saw European log prices rise across the board, as the combined pressures of strong demand and a slightly stronger Euro to USD exchange rate appear to have driven prices u…

If there is a paradox in the modern supply of wood products in Australia, it is surely that consistent demand is met by domestic production, supported by imports, while log exports chalk up new…

Although the housing market in Australia is declining, some key sawn softwood products are forecast to show solid growth over the next year, underscoring the importance of product-specifi…