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Harvey’s massive Aussie forest clearance must stop

by Simon Sheikh

14 Feb 05:35am

Filed under: Business, Counterpunch, Environment, Gerry Harvey, Get Up, Harvey Norman

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If a tree falls in a native Australian forest, should anybody care?

Bargain basement prices!

That’s the question effectively being asked by critics of GetUp’s ‘No Harvey No’ campaign. The campaign was launched in partnership with Markets for Change following a year long investigation into the journey of timber sourced from native Australian forests in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.

The investigation found Australia native forests were being logged, with the resulting timber being shipped off to China where it was being made into furniture which was then sent back to Australia to be sold in places like Harvey Norman stores.

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Bikash says:

09:02am | 31/05/12

It’s a tragedy that many good peolpe will have their lives turned upside down if/when the property market tanks. If the banks seize up under the squeeze then we can also expect a significant rise in unemployment. It could turn out to be a real disaster for Australia, in fact… Read more »
Kipling says:

06:01am | 15/02/12

YOTD Oh it is to laugh, you quote Tony Abott on the science behind AGW glibly, yet totally fail to grasp the bigger picture behind the statment. The science on both sides is as your idol says, “crap”... Although not crap really, clearly, at least one scientist acknowledges how little… Read more »

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