NFF welcomes funding to prepare for deadly bird flu strain
The National Farmers’ Federation welcomes the Federal Government’s $6.9 million commitment to prepare for a potential incursion of H5 High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI). NFF President David Jochinke said while other strains were present here, Australia was the last continent to remain free from the H5 strain. “It is imperative that we pull every lever […]
NFF condemns ‘appalling attack’ on cattle class action victims
National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke has labelled the Federal Government’s recent correspondence on the live cattle class action as an “appalling attack on victims”. In a letter the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus sent to the NFF and provided to media last week, the Government has accused the victims of trying to line their pockets. “This […]