Nature Repair (Enhancing Native Vegetation) Methodology Determination 2025

In recognition that more options are a positive outcome for landholders, the NFF expresses our in-principle support for the development of a methodology for enhancing native vegetation on farm. Currently, the proposed methodology for enhancing native vegetation falls short ofGovernment’s intended vision and aspiration of a Nature Repair Market. There areseveral instances where significant improvements […]

NFF questions need for River Murray critically endangered listing

The National Farmers’ Federation does not support the Federal Government’s decision to list the River Murray and associated systems as a Critically Endangered ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. NFF Water Committee Chair Malcolm Holm said the listing adds another layer of complexity to an already heavily regulated system, without […]

NFF appears at parliamentary inquiry on firearms amendments

The below is the opening statement by National Farmers’ Federation Farming Systems Committee Chair, Chris Groves, who appeared before at the public hearing for the Inquiry by the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. The Committee is reviewing an Exposure Draft of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026. The proposed legislation includes contains […]