Confidential files reveal logging ban push ignored by the Andrews government

Victoria’s government ignored early warnings from top public servants in 2014 about the economic and environmental costs of native forest logging. Confidential Cabinet documents revealed that the East Gippsland logging operation lost $5 million to $6 million annually, yet the administration continued logging until facing court rulings in 2019, which ultimately prompted a ban by 2024.

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