Australian: TASMANIA’S timber industry has agreed to phase out native forest logging. The decision would pave the way for a historic deal that promises to end 30 years of conflict and drive national reform. A key barrier to the in-principle "peace deal" between conservationists and industry was removed when the state’s peak timber group agreed to sign up to a shift from native forests to plantations. "This is historic – it’s the first time that the industry and environment groups …