Logging halted in 34 areas as environmentalists challenge contentious forest deal

By Nicole Hasham
Updated November 24 2017 - 2:33pm, first published 2:23pm
South Australian Senator Anne Ruston poses for a photo in a florist store in Adelaide,  Friday 25 September 2015.  AFR news Picture By David Mariuz
South Australian Senator Anne Ruston poses for a photo in a florist store in Adelaide, Friday 25 September 2015. AFR news Picture By David Mariuz

Logging has been suspended at 34 sites in Victoria following a legal challenge that, if successful, threatens the validity of controversial timber operations in native forests across Australia.

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