Sustainable Timber Tasmania said the giant tree pictured on the truck had been assessed and felled ‘for safety reasons’
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Pictures of a massive, centuries-old tree on the back of a logging truck in central Tasmania have sparked calls from environmentalists for Anthony Albanese to visit the area to see damage being inflicted on native forests.
A community member on Sunday recorded images of the large tree, which filled the width of the truck, being taken from a logging coupe in the Florentine Valley.
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