Albanese government rejects push to ban native forest logging ban

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The Albanese government has rejected an internal push to ban native forest logging, instead committing to rewrite the three-decades old national forest policy statement this term.

Labor Environment Action Network spokesperson, Felicity Wade, praised the commitment but labelled native forest logging a travesty" in a speech to Labor's national conference on Thursday.