Forestry Corporation of NSW

The New South Wales government’s 2020 plan to privatise the state’s plantation forests has been delayed by the bushfire crisis. Labor and the union representing forestry workers — many of whom have been fighting fires — have called for the $1 billion deal to be shelved.

NSW Labor will oppose privatisations that were floated by Premier Gladys Berejiklian while at a trade delegation in London. Shadow Treasurer Walt Secord and Shadow

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service recently heard the government had worked out how to pay for extra workers’ compensation to firefighters who develop cancer, while it recognised 21 of its members and 11 units for bravery and exceptional service.