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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Slash and crash - how forestry enraged so many following wild weather
Description: Forestry waste plowing through homes, destroying farmland and piling up on east coast beaches during recent storms has angered the public. The Government has announced that there will be a ministerial inquiry to work out if more could be done to keep forestry in check. But in doing so, they’ll come up against a multi-billion-dollar industry well versed in the practice of lobbying. Today, Dr Bryce Edwards, a lecturer in politics at Victoria University, talks to Damien about why the massive industry behind the slash problem is in for a political lashing. Foll...