Regional Investment Corporation Bill (2017)
The farming community is largely supportive of the proposed Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) and looks forward to furthering the agricultural sector through the administration of farm business loans and through a new mechanism for the delivery of funding for water infrastructure projects. NFF is of the view that the RIC should be independent and not […]
Cattle producers begin court action to recoup losses from live export shut down
Federal Court proceedings began this week in a class action brought by Northern Territory cattle producers against the Federal Government for the 2011 shut down of the live cattle trade to Indonesia. The producers are seeking to recover losses incurred as a result of the over-night suspension of the trade, which saw the fate of […]