New Fair Work Bill cuts red tape & instils common-sense
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the common-sense approach to enterprise agreements taken in the Government’s Fair Work Bill which was introduced to Parliament yesterday. The new bill aims to simplify the approval process for enterprise agreements and do away with the four-yearly modern award review requirement. NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said up until […]
Ag powers national economic growth
It’s official. Australia’s farming sector is powering our nation’s economy. Statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday revealed that agricultural sector growth of 0.2 percentage points had contributed to an overall expansion of 2.4 per cent in Australia’s gross domestic product. National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson said the figures came as […]