Calls End to Native Forest Logging in NSW Rejected by Federal Court

This development underscores the ongoing tensions between conservation efforts and the interests of the logging industry in the area.

Protesters are seen during an anti-logging rally at Martin Place in Sydney, Oct.13, 2022. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

The Federal Court of Australia has rejected a key challenge that environmental defenders believed would stop native forest logging in northern New South Wales (NSW).

The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) brought the case against the Commonwealth of Australia and NSW in the first-ever legal challenge to a Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) in the state.