Skilled Occupations List 2012: Submission
The NFF’s 9 December 2011 submission to the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) for 2012 demonstrates the importance of the SOL to the future labour supply of the agriculture industry, and outlines the NFF’s belief that the SOL should be flexible enough to reflect the changeable short and longer term needs of the industry as skills […]
Regional Telecommunications Review: Submission
The NFF’s 9 December 2011 submission to the Regional Telecommunications Review has sought to ensure that Australian farmers – including those in the most remote areas of the country – have access to reliable, high quality telecommunications at an affordable price. It is essential that people living in rural Australia are not disadvantaged, and that […]
Improved telecommunications essential for regional Australia
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today called on the Government to ensure that all rural and regional Australians have equal access to reliable and affordable telecommunications in its submission to the 2011-12 Regional Telecommunications Review. NFF President Jock Laurie acknowledged that the national broadband network (NBN) had the potential to generate significant improvements in […]
A simple equation: less water in the Basin means less food, fibre & jobs
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today called for the Government to ensure greater investment in infrastructure and water efficiency measures after finding that the cuts to agriculture under the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan are higher than stated. “The proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan states that a cut of 2,750 gigalitres is a 25 percent reduction […]