Actu Joins Logging Debate

CANBERRA: The Federal Government's chances of reaching an accord between foresters and environmentalists has been set back by the ACTU, which is pushing the Government to implement the majority recommendations of the Helsham Report into the Lemonthyme and Southern forests. In a letter to t

Forest Accord Might Ease Confrontation

The conference unanimously endorsed last night the negotiation of a forest accord, involving the unions and the conservation movement, to seek common ground between foresters and environmentalists. According to the Minister for Resources, Senator Cook, such an accord held out the prospect