The National Farmers’ Federation thanks the Joint Standing Committee onMigration for this opportunity to make a submission on the “Migration, Pathway to Nation Building Inquiry”. We are buoyed by the interest in developing purpose built migration settings that will enable a sustainable agricultural workforcealongside a thriving regional Australia. To read the full submission click here. […]
5 days ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to provide asubmission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts’ On Farm Connectivity Program:Discussion Paper. Given the Program remains largely in the conceptualisation phase, the NFF’s response seeks to provide commentary on some of the key high level considerations outlined in the […]
Tags: connectivity, Farm Business, telecommunications
7 days ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) thanks the the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training, for this opportunity to make a submission on the “Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of Vocational Education andTraining”. There are a number of complex domestic and global issues whichour industry must navigate in partnership with government. One of the […]
3 weeks ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport (the Committee) on the inquiry into the implications of severe weather events on the national regional, rural,and remote road network. Australian agriculture is heavily dependent on freight and logistics. Everything […]
3 weeks ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Department regarding the Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022. Overall, the Safeguard Mechanism is of little direct concern for the agricultural sector, given it is not classed as emissions intensive, and is not included in the list of the 215 largest […]
3 weeks ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has an ambitious target for Australian agriculture to be a $100 billion industry by 2030 – a vision shared by industry and government. The Australian Government must provide the policy settings, investments and initiatives to support industry take advantage of the opportunities and challenges to meet this $100 billion target. […]
Tags: Federal Budget
2 months ago
While migrant workers are not the principal source of labour for the farming sector — and should not be seen as the panacea to its workforce challenges — effective labour migration programs are critical to the sector. At present farms rely heavily on three types of migrant worker: working/work and holiday makers (backpackers), Pacific Labour […]
Tags: Workforce
3 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) to inform the review of the Australian Governments Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan (Drought Plan) with the aim of developing a new Drought Plan. The NFF and the Commonwealth Government are strongly aligned […]
Tags: Environment
6 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has set an ambitious-but-achievable target for Australian agriculture to be a $100 billion industry by 2030 – a vision shared by industry and Government. To meet this target agriculture must work with the Federal Government to ensure public policy settings, investments and initiatives address the opportunities and challenges outlined in this vision. […]
Tags: Federal Budget
6 months ago
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) welcome the opportunity to provide a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer and Commission (ACCC) Regional Mobile Infrastructure Inquiry: Consultation Paper (herein Consultation Paper). This submission seeks to outline the importance of mobile connectivity to regional communities, the NFF’s positions on […]
Tags: Farm Business
7 months ago
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