Counting the cost of red tape
IN NEW analysis commissioned by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) to quantify the financial burden of bureaucratic red tape on farm businesses, agribusiness consultant Holmes Sackett & Associates found that up to 15% of net farm profit is being stripped away each year. “The findings, in the shadow of the current Australian Government Productivity Commission […]
A smooth transition to Next G™ essential for the bush
“THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has long maintained that quality affordable mobile phone services and broadband are essential in rural and regional Australia… the license condition announcement by the Australian Government to ensure a smooth and timely transition from Telstra’s CDMA to Next G™ network reinforces the needs of the bush,” NFF President David Crombie […]