Farmers welcome carp control measures
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has congratulated the Government on its commitment of $15 million to progress planning for the control of carp in the Murray Darling Basin. NFF Water Taskforce Chair, Les Gordon, said that a well devised strategy was critical to making the most of years of investment into scientific research to support […]
Business would be rendered unviable by Backpacker Tax
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has implored Government to restore certainty to thousands of primary producers and to save farm businesses across Australia by eliminating the proposed ‘backpacker tax’ in this week’s Federal Budget. The tax would see all working holiday makers taxed as non-residents at a rate of 32.5 per cent on all income […]