Labor sets Basin Plan alight betraying farmers and regional Australia
Basin communities are now contemplating their fate with Labor effectively throwing a match on the Murray Darling Basin Plan. The party that was architect to the plan that was ratified in 2012, tonight sided with the Greens and upheld a disallowance motion to quash amendments proposed by the Northern Basin Review. NFF President Fiona Simson […]
New survey to gauge farm sector's workforce issues
Today the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is launching its new Farm Workforce Survey, asking farmers to report on their ability to meet their businesses’ labour requirements. NFF President Fiona Simson said the evidence indicated that farmers all too often faced difficulties recruiting workers – difficulties that could see them fail to meet critical deadlines and […]
Basin Plan's environmental benefits in grave danger as Senate faces critical vote
As of today 77% of the original water recovery target of the Murray Darling Basin Plan has been recovered. However, this significant achievement, and many others, lie precariously in the balance ahead of a crucial Senate vote in Federal Parliament today. Yesterday, Victoria and New South Wales confirmed both states would ‘walk away’ from the […]