Latest AFPA News

Forestry Development To Boost Sovereign Capability
Industry Raises Alarm Over Carbon Credit Approval
New Bill To Safeguard Australia’s Carbon Credit Scheme
Four Corners Chooses Activism Over Forestry Facts
Government Must Act To Stop Russian Timber Trade
New Plantation Grants Delivering Industry Growth
Budget 2026: Negative gearing reform to boost housing supply
AFPA Thanks Outgoing CEO
Forestry pioneer and leader applauded for outstanding service
Grave Concerns For Future Of Native Forestry
Peak Bodies Dispute Misleading Land Clearing Claims
AFPA Welcomes Australian Government’s National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy Discussion Paper A
The forestry sector’s critical role preparing for bushfires and protecting the environment, invest…
Trump Administration acknowledges the importance of local timber production and responds to advice t…
New batch of plantation grants welcomed, along with bioenergy feedstock strategy
Federal parliamentary friendship group officially re-established to support forestry, timber and pap…
Forestry sector is an essential means for Albanese Government to achieve new 2035 net zero target
AFPA welcomes latest round of plantation growth grants announced on National Forestry Day
One of Australia’s most important climate change fighting, job providing, cutting edge manufacturi…
Public forest lockups are bad for the community and bad for sustainable forestry
AFPA to represent forestry sector at Agriculture Minister’s Productivity Roundtable
AFPA welcomes Albanese Government’s Timber Fibre Strategy to help realise sector potential
ABARES report reaffirms sustainability, sovereign capability and climate credentials of Australian n…
Gas market review needed with timber and wood-fibre manufacturing under pressure from rising energy …
Forest industries lament ‘white flag’ on Polyphagous Shot-hole borer eradication
Sustainable native and plantation forestry, critical for the environment, climate and economy follow…
AFPA pays tribute to Sustainable Timber Tasmania CEO, Steve Whiteley ahead of retirement
Forest industries welcome new Shadow Minister, Senator Ross Cadell and thank Senator Jonno Duniam fo…
AFPA proud to support industry training trial for critically needed skilled roles
Support local timber and wood-fibre products this Australian Made Week
Forest industries raise concerns over foreign pest that could devastate hundreds of iconic Australia…
AFPA welcomes Minister Collins’ continued service in the forestry portfolio along with other key M…
Forest products sector welcomes new Albanese Government and 48th Parliament
More than half of Caz Heise’s teal voters in Cowper want sustainable native forestry industry main…
Coalition provides the better path for Australian forestry and the supply chain at 2025 Federal Elec…
Market Access for Australian Apples to China a Major Win for Horticulture Sector
‘ReMade in Australia’ brand welcomed, but transparency on timber and wood-fibre origin needs to …
AFPA welcomes Labor’s Boyer Mill commitment which highlights broader energy cost pressures across …
Voters in key seat of Lyons value forestry and want sector support from all sides of politics
‘Local Wood First’: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation commits to timber jobs and homegrown supply
AFPA welcomes Coalition’s forestry and supply chain election commitments
Federal Labor and Coalition must provide unequivocal support for native forestry in 48th Parliament
US tariff hikes unwelcome, greater vigilance for imported timber at Australia’s borders advised
AFPA welcomes Federal Greens policy to stamp out misleading and ambiguous environmental claims
Latest tranche of plantation grants welcomed, but program extension needed to grow sustainable homes…
ABARES Wood Volumes Analysis welcomed, but improved policy settings required so the sector can meet …
Federal Election campaign critical to secure Australian forest products sector’s future
New AFPA video launched to show what we can’t live without…