The NSW Agriculture Minister has signalled the government has no plans to phase out logging of native hardwood in state forests. Key points: All North Coast Wood Supply Agreements have been extended until 2028; The Agriculture Minister says selective harvesting of native forests is a renewable industry and does not plan to phase out the practice; Critics say the contracts are ‘reckless’ and unsustainable post-bushfires and further threaten the habitats of endangered animals. The state government announced a five-year extension of North Coast Wood Supply Agreements last week. Minister Dugald Saunders said all agreements due to end next year had been renewed in order to provide “certainty” for the industry to “invest in their businesses”. …Despite assurances, some critics argue the agreements are economically and environmentally untenable and leave taxpayers exposed to financial risk.