2007 Wages and Allowances Review: Submission
The NFF’s 9 August 2007 submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission 2007 Wages and Allowances Review, calls for a flow-on of the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s wage decision, including the deferral of wage increases for eligible drought-affected farmers.
Soaring Aussie dollar takes edge off world price boom
BOOMING world agricultural commodity prices are easing the pain of an inflated Aussie dollar on Australia’s export-reliant farm sector. The Westpac-NFF Commodity Index – released today – records continuing strong international prices over July, averaging 15.6% higher than year-ago levels in Australian dollar terms. National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Vice-President Charles Burke said the record high […]