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.

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