Farmers raise competition concerns at industry roundtable

Farmer representatives from across Australia convened in Canberra yesterday for a roundtable hosted by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) with Assistant Minister for Competition Andrew Leigh. The meeting came as the Federal Government continues its review of competition policy, and as supermarket pricing comes under increased scrutiny with a Senate inquiry set to commence in […]

Industrial relations Bill delivers a lump of coal to farmers

The Senate has handed farmers a lump of coal for Christmas by splitting the Closing Loopholes Bill and rushing through a deal that will impact farm businesses using labour hire.  The Albanese Government made a deal with some Crossbenchers to introduce changes that hit the floor of Parliament at the last minute and allowed union-driven […]