ALP backtracks on Backpacker Tax
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has been left dismayed by a statement on Friday from the Australian Labor Party (ALP) calling on the Government to scrap the ‘backpacker tax’ while simultaneously making no clear commitment to abolishing the tax if they are successful in the upcoming Federal Election. In a joint statement issued on Friday […]
Backpackers one piece of the ag workforce puzzle
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for policy to deliver a strong and reliable workforce to agriculture as the sector sits poised to provide thousands of jobs and major growth to the national economy. Highlighting Australia’s agricultural workforce needs as part of its ‘Accelerate Agriculture’ Federal Election 2016 campaign, the NFF has identified a […]