COAG must remain true to water reform principles
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling tomorrow’s Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting to task, wanting the Prime Minister and Premiers to commit to principles for assistance to irrigators in the Murray-Darling Basin and prevent any further ad hoc drought responses on a state-by-state basis. “Any assistance to farmers must not undermine the water […]
NFF responds to Garnaut’s Final Report
PROFESSOR Ross Garnaut’s Final Report reinforces the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) imperatives, highlighting the central role Australian agriculture can play in meeting the climate change challenge – provided the right policy settings are in place. Responding to each issue under Chapter 22: Transforming rural land use of Prof Garnaut’s Final Report, below the NFF addresses […]