Jobs and Skills Summit – Summary of industry challenges and recommendations
The Jobs and Skills Summit represents an opportunity to address one of the root issues holding back Australian agriculture: chronic labour shortages. Read the challenges and recommendations here.
Submission on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Pensioner and Veteran Workforce Participation) Bill 2022
The National Farmers’ Federation (the NFF) thanks the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for the opportunity to make a submission on the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Pensioner and Veteran Workforce Participation) Bill 2022 (the Bill). Read the full submission here.
Submission to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s Review of Livestock Mass, Dimension and Loading Arrangements
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) Review of Livestock Mass, Dimension and Loading Arrangements. Heavy vehicle regulation is one of the few supply chain productivity levers that is within the Government’s direct control, and remains a policy priority for the NFF. The […]
Key Resources for Foot & Mouth Disease
Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious animal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. It has significant animal health and welfare implications and much of Australia’s market access relies on maintaining our FMD-free status. Please see the latest FMD Industry Brief here. See a list of […]
Submission to the Telstra & TPG application for merger authorisation for proposed spectrum sharing in regional Australia
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Regional, Rural and RemoteCommunications Coalition (RRRCC) welcomes the opportunity to provide asubmission to the Telstra and TPG application for merger authorisation for proposedspectrum sharing in regional Australia – interested party consultation (theAuthorisation) by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Read the full submission here.
NFF letter to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on better practice guide for farm debt management
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is supportive of a harmonised National Farm Debt Mediation Scheme with standardized rules and procedures across each state and territory. The guide will importantly ensure that the principles by which farm debt mediation (FDM) operates across each state and territory are consistent. Read full submission here.
Submission to the National Drought Agreement Review
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the Department) on the National Drought Agreement Review. The National Drought Agreement (NDA) has been a step change in how governments work together to best support Australian farmers during the drought cycle. The next […]
NFF 2022-23 Pre-Budget Submission
The NFF’s pre budget recommendations centre around the five pillars of the NFF’s roadmap to becoming a $100 billion industry by 2030. These recommendations seek to address key industry priorities including sustaining the natural environment, responding to supply chain disruptions, securing the farm workforce, supporting smarter growth in regional and rural Australia and ensuring equitable […]
NFF’s key achievements in 2021
Underpinned by positive seasonal conditions and high commodity prices, Australian agriculture is on a trajectory of unprecedented growth with ABARES forecasting farm gate output to tally $78 billion in 2021-2022. To supercharge this growth, in 2021, the NFF continued to prosecute the national policy issues and innovations pivotal to NFF’s goal for a $100 billion […]
Submission to Treasury on their review of the 2021 reforms to Australia’s Foreign Investment Framework August 2021
In response to the review of the 2021 reforms, the NFF highlighted specific concerns with aspects of the reforms while giving their broad support to them. Read more here.