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AFPA Celebrates United Nations International Day Of Forests, 21 March 2025
Australian horticulture to shine at Tokyo showcase dinner
Voters in Gilmore say – support local forestry to keep economy strong and label timber with it…
AFPA welcomes Albanese Government’s support for the establishment of new timber plantations
AFPA welcomes Productivity Commission paper suggesting red tape removal to encourage housing constru…
Australian Timber. Australia’s Future – AFPA’s Federal Election Platform launched
Binned Biosecurity Levy Win For Fresh Produce Growers
Australia’s timber industry – ready, willing and able to address the housing crisis and fight cl…
Greens should dump opposition to native forestry, moving with the times and science
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank must end unfair lending practices and end the greenwashing
AFPA welcomes new AFWI Executive Director to lead critical forest sector research and development
New Core Skills Occupation List Delivers Flawed Outcome
Closure of New Zealand paper facility highlights the pressures faced by Australia’s wood and paper…
Reports of misleading imported timber products highlights need for better consumer information, incl…
Commonwealth’s timber testing trial raises major concerns about illegal logging
Updated national data shows forestry sector well placed to help address housing and cost of living c…
Critical shortage of AFP officers a grave concern
Launch of Parliamentary Friends of Fresh Produce to champion Australia’s fresh produce industry
Industry welcomes new market access for Australian plums to Vietnam
Federal Government announces plantation grant recipients and workforce training provider on National…
Consultation on Government’s new illegal logging laws welcomed
AFP Statement 12 August
Federal police industrial action to disrupt Parliament House security
Australia’s forest industries to celebrate National Forestry Day on Tuesday 20 August 2024
Forest industries welcome new Ministerial team Collins and Chisholm and thank outgoing Watt for serv…
AFP Committed To Protecting All Australians
UN report highlights need for multi-pronged innovation to drive more sustainable forestry and timber
AFPA welcomes improved market access for Australian table grapes to Japan
Australia And Japan To Strengthen Horticulture Ties
AFPA Welcomes Newly Appointed VFPA CEO Andrew White
AFPA welcomes continued Federal Budget support for Australia’s forest industries, but greater focu…
Australian timber can help ease housing crisis with capacity to build 50,000 extra homes each year
Senate Stands Up For Plantation Forestry
AFPA welcomes strengthened laws to fight illegal logging
Increasing trust in Australian forest products across the supply chain with signing of MOU
Australian fresh produce industry delegation focussed on growing relationships with Japan
AFPA Congratulates New AFWI Board Appointments
Diana Hallam announced as AFPA’s new Chief Executive Officer
Industry leader Gavin Scurr elected as Chair of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
Federal Court ruling a vindication of strong native forestry governance in NSW
AFPA welcomes new funding for ABARES forestry data analysis 
Australian Government signs up to increase the use of timber in buildings by 2030
Government’s climate change advice recognises the important role of forestry and harvested wood pr…
Australia’s forest products sector will be represented at COP28 by AFPA delegation
Government’s agriculture and land sector carbon discussion paper cites farm forestry as net zero s…
AFPA congratulates Stephen Ryan ahead of retirement from HVP Plantations
Government’s Sustainable Finance Strategy must focus on nature-based technologies as a solution to…
AFPA congratulates new NFF President David Jochinke, thanks Fiona Simson