Action needed on agricultural infrastructure, says report

Two years after a report released by RIRDC showed that current funding in Australia’s transport infrastructure was inadequate, a new report, released today by ABARES, confirms what the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has long been saying: that agricultural infrastructure is going to come under increased pressure as farm productivity grows. The report, Infrastructure and Australia’s […]

Rates that stop the nation stay on hold

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has today kept interest rates on hold at 2.5 percent for the third consecutive month, following the August rate cut that saw rates reduced to their 53 year low. The RBA decision comes as the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) releases its Agribusiness Loan Monitor for October, which shows all […]