NFF reiterates calls for backpacker tax to be ended amid public confusion over ATO error
The NFF has today reaffirmed its call for certainty on the ‘backpacker tax’ following confusion surrounding its start date based on misinformation published on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website. The ABC reported that, as late as Thursday, the ATO site said the controversial tax would come into effect from 1 July, despite the Government’s […]
Discussion Paper – Transport Infrastructure Report
The NFF’s Agricultural Transport Infrastructure: A Discussion Paper, puts forward a number of recommendations as to how transport infrastructure in regional Australia could better contribute to the sectors profitability. The report is available to download via the link below.
Inadequate infrastructure putting brakes on agriculture’s potential
High transport costs stemming from inadequate road and rail infrastructure stand to place increasing pressure on the agricultural supply chain and will stifle growth across the sector. Releasing its Transport Infrastructure Policy Discussion Paper today, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) said this finding clearly echoed what had been continually presented to governments of all political […]
NFF calls for evidence APVMA move will not hurt industry
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has expressed concern the Coalition’s planned move of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to Armidale may not be in the best interests of agriculture and has called for assurances the move will not negatively impact the sector. The decision, announced earlier today by Deputy Prime Minister and […]
NFF calls on Government to settle live export compensation case
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on the Government to compensate families and businesses affected by the 2011 suspension of the live cattle trade to Indonesia as a matter of priority. Speaking on the five-year anniversary of the ban, NFF President Brent Finlay said hundreds of families, whose livelihoods were stripped from them through […]
NFF: Don’t mess with Free Trade Agreements
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today derided any measures that attempt to have key Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) unwound and reiterated the vital role these progressive agreements play in stimulating a healthy Australian economy and agriculture sector. Unions have this week made calls for the scrapping of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), while […]
NFF releases mid-campaign ‘Scorecard’: all have room to improve
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today released its anticipated ‘Mid-Campaign Election Scorecard’ to reveal clear room for further agricultural announcements and policy improvements in the weeks before Australia votes on 2 July. Reported using a ‘star system’ the Scorecard is judged by overlaying the agricultural commitments announced within the campaign thus far against the […]
NFF: Farmers and regions in data drought
Thursday, 2 June 2016 Farming and regional Australia gripped by data drought The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on political candidates to commit to delivering affordable and effective data and voice connectivity to regional Australians and to put to an end the data drought gripping farming and rural communities. As the Federal Election campaign […]
Election 2016: Innovation the key to agricultural competitiveness
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on all sides of politics to adopt policies that will allow Australia to lead the globe in agriculture and deliver prosperity to the sector and across regional communities. NFF President Brent Finlay said Australian farmers had always been world leaders in innovation and this was evident in international […]
Labor’s animal welfare policy would bring red tape, no outcomes
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has rejected Labor’s animal welfare policy labelling the party’s six-point plan as bureaucracy and red tape that would deliver no real improvements to livestock wellbeing. Announced yesterday by Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Joel Fitzgibbon, the policy’s measures include the establishment of an independent Office of Animal Welfare, the appointment of […]