Energy Policy
Policy Position Australia’s national energy policies must deliver affordable, reliable, secure and increasingly lower emission energy to households, businesses and industries. Energy policy needs to be focused on an efficient and smooth transition through a period of significant technological change. This policy statement is complementary to the three NFF policy positions Climate, Electricity and Mining […]
Land Use Policy
Policy Position The NFF promotes the protection of agricultural land. The long term success of the agriculture sector will be dependent on our continued access to land and water. Agricultural land is a valuable resource that all levels of government should preserve for the future prosperity of our sector and our nation. The land use […]
Native Vegetation
Policy Position Change is needed in the way that the Commonwealth Government administers the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in relation to the management of native vegetation on farms. To make native vegetation policy more workable for farmers the Government must develop specific guidelines and policies that are relevant to agricultural developments, provide a […]
Landcare
Policy Position The NFF continues its support of Landcare and its ethos of working together to achieve natural resource management goals. Government investment in Landcare and other natural resource management activities must have at its centre a focus on sustainable agriculture. To view the full policy, click here.