A koala retreat in NSW and the consequences for the timber industry

In 2050, koalas could be extinct in NSW. The government has now committed to creating a koala retreat to save the local population. But this affects timber factories and hundreds of workers, because logging has been halted in the affected forests.

The Prime Minister of New South Wales, Chris Minns, with a koala stuffed animal as he pledges to establish the Great Koala National Park (AAP). Source: AAP / DAVID WIGLEY/AAPIMAGE

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