Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026
While we acknowledge that the Bill introduced to Parliament provides for a two-stage consent process for relevant area-based offsets projects on Native Title or claimed Native Title land, this does not resolve our underlying concerns. The ability for such a project to be declared eligible subject to an outstanding consent condition remains contingent on securing […]
House of Assembly Select Committee on Commonwealth Decisions on Agricultural Land
In NFF’s view, the Rushy Lagoon transaction has exposed a failure in Commonwealth process that warrants closer scrutiny. Legitimate questions remain about whether agricultural and broader community interests were properly considered through the relevant funding and approval processes. Concerns have also been raised about whether prospective purchasers may have been disadvantaged and whether potential conflicts […]