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The National Farmers’ Federation has congratulated Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nationals Leader Michael McCormack on the Coalition’s resounding re-election. “During the 45th Parliament, the Morrison Government supported farmers in the management of particularly tough times including unprecedented and ongoing drought and a devastating flood event in central Queensland,” NFF President Fiona Simson said. “This […]
Tags: Farm Business
20 May 2019
Ten outstanding women from across Australia and with diverse backgrounds and skill sets have been selected to take part in the 2019 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. In its second year, the Program, an initiative of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) aims to fix agriculture’s ‘woman problem’, by developing and empowering aspiring female leaders to […]
17 May 2019
Both the Coalition and Labor have acknowledged agriculture’s workforce crisis but have so far failed to commit to a key part of the solution, the introduction of an Agriculture Visa. President Fiona Simson said the NFF had engaged with the Government, Opposition, minor parties and independents consistently for more than two years now on the […]
Tags: Workforce
9 May 2019
In considering possible amendments to Remote Area Tax Concessions and Payments, the NFF would argue that the principle of equity, one of the three key design principles for the tax and transfer system, warrants the agricultural sector and rural communities receiving special consideration in the taxation system. This consideration is warranted in light of the […]
Tags: Farm Business
The NFF considers the changes introduced to the FMD scheme that came into effect on 1 July 2016 to have materially improved the effectiveness of the scheme in meeting these objectives.
Tags: Farm Business
The National Farmers’ Federation has acknowledged a comprehensive media statement from Labor’s Water Spokesperson, Tony Burke regarding the Party’s intentions for the Murray Darling Basin Plan. “Mr Burke’s statement contains a number of measures that are agreed across the political spectrum, and mostly consistent with the Productivity Commission and or the scientific fish death reports,” […]
Tags: Environment
In the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election, today the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is launching its 2019 Farm Workforce Survey. The very short survey will better inform the NFF about farmers’ workforce and labour needs. NFF President, Fiona Simson said the evidence to date showed that farmers faced difficulties finding workers, difficulties that […]
Tags: Workforce
6 May 2019
Despite owning or managing more than 50% of Australia’s land mass, farmers are concerned that agriculture was not referenced in the Australian Labor Party’s $1 billion weekend environment announcement. National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson said while Labor had repeatedly assured the farm sector that agriculture would not be directly impacted by its climate policy, […]
Tags: Environment
The National Farmers Federation has welcomed wide-ranging commitments by the Coalition to agriculture today. “Most importantly, we herald the pledge to direct $3.5 million to the longevity and growth of organisations like Farmsafe Australia,” NFF CEO Mr Mahar said. “The commitment is a tick for a key priority identified by the NFF in our election […]
Tags: Workforce
2 May 2019
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed a joint announcement by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Labor’s Regional Communications spokesperson, Stephen Jones that a Labor Government would invest $245 million in bush telecommunications. “A meaningful injection of funding to improve regional telecommunications is one of the NFF’s key election asks and we are delighted that Labor […]
Tags: Farm Business
1 May 2019
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