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Wood manufacturing companies awarded $108 million in grants

The Albanese government announced the successful recipients of the Accelerate Adoption of Wood Processing Innovation grant program, which will share over $108 million in funding, to meet the strong demand for timber products.

$19m to grow SA’s forest and timber industries

The Government of South Australia has announced a $19 million investment intended to assist the growth and development of the state’s forest and timber...

Quintis Sandalwood awarded half a million grant to boost production

Sandalwood giant Quintis has been awarded a $500,000 grant to boost production at Kununurra and Albany. The company will use the money provided through the...

New investment a boost for WA’s forestry industry 

The Liberal National Government has announced a $21 million investment to expand softwood plantations in Western Australia. The WA softwood plantation sector is pivotal to...

Tasmanian forestry “recovering” from Mr Green’s damaging policies, says Resources Minister Harriss

Tasmanian Minister for Resources Paul Harriss has launched a scathing attack on the Greens and former Minister Bryan Green for “destroying forestry” and “trying...

SA timber manufacturer to kick-start $4m upgrade

NF McDonnell & Sons in Mount Gambier – one of the biggest businesses in the softwood milling industry in the South East – is...

South32 coal miners go on strike after job security talks collapse 

Workers at South32’s Dendrobium coal mine in the Illawarra have begun a week-long strike after negotiations over a new Enterprise Agreement broke down last...

CFMEU: China-Australia FTA will spike unemployment rate

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has expressed deep concerns that Australia will surpass its peek unemployment rate from 2002 under the...

Report reveals crisis in Australian apprenticeships

An independent analysis commissioned by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has identified a crisis in Australian apprenticeships, with alarming shortfalls in mining and...

About 100 jobs to go from Latrobe Valley power station and briquette factory closure

The Latrobe Valley — an inland geographical region and urban area inside Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia — is facing approximately 100 job cuts for the...
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