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Ethan James

Judge orders logging suspension amid legal challenge

A judge has ordered forestry operations suspended in an area said to be home to the swift parrot. (HANDOUT/Australian National University)

Veteran environmentalist Bob Brown is claiming a "huge win" after a judge ordered the suspension of forestry operations in an area of Tasmania purportedly home to a rare parrot.

Dr Brown's foundation is challenging the legality of logging at a forestry coupe in the Huon Valley south of Hobart.

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