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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
The NFF supports harmonised transport regulation and arrangements across state and territory borders, where harmonisation will reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, reduce value chain bottlenecks and lower the ever-increasing cost of freight and logistics for the Australian agriculture industry. The NFF strongly recommends the framework include ‘primary production’ as an ‘Industry Sector’ factor which correlates to […]
Tags: freight and logistics
5 months ago
While the National Farmers’ Federation supports ongoing efforts to ensure our biosecurity system is appropriately resourced, we oppose the proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy principally due to concerns over the specific constructs of the policy. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
6 months ago
The management of Australia’s transition to renewable energy has significant implications for Australian agriculture. The NFF seeks to ensure that energy transmission projects are placed in the landscape with proper, timely consultation, appropriate compensation and commercial consent, and do not adversely impact existing land use. Read the full submission here.
Tags: renewable energy
7 months ago
The NFF recognises the importance of this consultation and welcomes the opportunity to share our views on implementing the recommendations from the ACCU Review. It is important to note that while the NFF is not individually engaged within the carbon market, it does represent the agriculture sector, and therefore plays an important role in this […]
Tags: Environment
7 months ago
The NFF does not support this Bill in its current form. It should be withdrawn. We do not support buybacks due the already evident impacts on regions and communities. While the complexity of the Bill is still being digested, there are significant concerns with the way the Bill recasts the Murray Darling Basin legislative framework. […]
Tags: Environment
7 months ago
The management of Australia’s transition to renewable energy has significant implications for Australian agriculture. The NFF seeks to ensure that transmission projects are placed in the landscape with proper, timely consultation, appropriate compensation or commercial consent and do not adversely impact existing land use. Read the full submission here.
Tags: renewable energy, transmission
7 months ago
The NFF is of the firm view that agricultural trade needs to be free and liberalised and distortions such as tariffs, subsidies and other technical market access barriers should be removed. Liberalized agricultural trade plays a critical role in supporting sustainable agriculture, climate action and addressing global and domestic food security needs. Read the full […]
Tags: Trade and Economic
7 months ago
The NFF and the Australian Government are strongly aligned in the goal to ensure that farmers and regional communities across the country are efficiently and effectively supported before, during and after drought events to minimise triple bottom line impacts. The drought policy space is increasingly complex. It is excellent to see the new agreement clarify […]
Tags: Drought
8 months ago
The NFF favours the implementation of a Plan, that gives equal weight to environmental, social, and economic outcomes. The NFF believes that there are several improvements which need to be made to make it fairer and more workable. Read full submission here.
Tags: Environment
8 months ago
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