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The role of imports of sawn softwood has never been clearer than in 2021-22, Imports rose a massive 64.8% to a record 923,471 m3, helping to meet the surge in demand for sawnwood. The level of imp…
The role of imports of sawn softwood has never been clearer than in 2021-22, Imports rose a massive 64.8% to a record 923,471 m3, helping to meet the surge in demand for sawnwood. The level of imp…
Local sawn softwood sales were relatively steady in July, amidst capacity constraints and supply chain limitations. Year-ended July, total sales were 4.53% lower than a year earlier, tota…
June housing finance data saw the total value of loans fall 4.4% – the largest decline since the dark days of May 2020 as first home buyers were knocked down 10% to the lowest monthly total…
Australian residential dwelling approvals slumped 17.2% in July 2022, as total monthly approvals of 13,595 included a sharp fall in non-detached approvals. Meantime, approvals of detach…
ForestLearning has released three new ‘In the Classroom’ educational videos, to help teachers and students gain a better understanding of the benefits of forestry and where our wood and pap…
The National Construction Code (NCC) 2022, which was initially slated for release in September, has been delayed and is now unlikely to be published until at least October. Here, we provide a…
FWPA continues to support the Australian forestry industry’s commitment to increasing the participation of women across the sector workforce, through its involvement with the Australia…
The 65th Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) International Convention was held between July 10 and 15 at Kingscliff, NSW, covering the very latest findings in timber research, as w…