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Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the Attorney-General’s Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023. This Bill is an omnibus Bill in which one component – Schedule 4, Part 2 seeks the abolish the Native Title Respondent Scheme. This scheme supports access to fair and equitable justice by facilitating efficient and effective resolution of Native […]
4 months ago
Feral cats are a highly successful invasive pest species in Australia and are a key threat to over 140 nationally listed threatened species. They have played a major role in 27 of 34 mammal extinctions since 1788 and according to CSIRO estimates, kill approximately 1.8 billion species each year (equating to 2000 individuals every minute). […]
Tags: Environment
4 months ago
The FDF formally acknowledges the Australian Government’s commitment to building long-term resilience, given drought is a recurring feature of Australia’s natural environment and, as such, a recurring challenge for Australian farmers and rural communities. The NFF supports a range of recommendations to ensure the FDF achieves the best value for money for both industry and […]
Tags: Future Drought Fund
4 months ago
Agriculture has undertaken significant effort to improve its sustainability, having invested significant time and resources towards reducing on-farm emissions and improving efficiencies in production. This is an important and complex discussion that necessitates extensive, ongoing discussion with the agriculture sector. Read the full submission here.
Tags: sustainability
5 months ago
The IGWC plays a critical role in building confidence within the community and ensuring the efficient and effective administration of water compliance with existing legislative agreements across the Murray-Darling Basin. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Natural Resource Management, Water
5 months ago
The agricultural sector will be a significant contributor to Australia’s net zero ambitions, however the need for transmission infrastructure must be appropriately balanced with Australia’s sustainable supply of food and fibre. To maintain Australia’s domestic food security and important contribution to global food security, we must avoid adverse impacts on the long-term operation of prosperous […]
Tags: economic, Food security
5 months ago
Australian agriculture relies upon open and transparent marketplaces that promote competition within agricultural supply chains, enabling farmers to access requisite inputs and sell their produce at a competitive price. The Australian agricultural supply chain has an uneven distribution of market concentration which threatens the economic conditions essential for dynamic, productive and profitable farms. Read the […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
5 months ago
Australian agriculture is heavily dependent on reliable, effective, and efficient freight and logistics. The NFF opposes the proposed expansion of the scope of fatigue regulated heavy vehicles (FRHVs) to include vehicles between 4.5 tonnes and 12 tonnes and the removal of the current work diary exemption for local drivers of FRHVs. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Transport
5 months ago
Competition issues aren’t new for Australian agriculture. But the lack of competition across Australia’s agricultural supply chains is a problem that’s getting worse. For decades, market concentration across the Australian economy has increased. As market concentration has increased in Australia, farmers have fewer places to buy inputs and fewer places to sell their products. Read […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
5 months ago
NFF supports the Commission’s recommendation that water recovery should consider all options. However, harnessing water buybacks as the mechanism of choice to tackle this shortfall will reduce the volume of water available in the consumptive pool that would otherwise be used for productive economic purposes. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Natural Resource Management, Water
5 months ago
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