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The announcement of $220 million in funding for regional communications has been celebrated today by the Regional, Rural and Remote Communication Coalition (RRRCC) as a win for bush communications across the country. The significant funding announcement from the Federal Government accompanies their response to the 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review. The Coalition is pleased to see […]
20 March 2019
The National Farmers’ Federation has warmly welcomed a move by Coles to increase the price of its private label milk by 10 cents per litre on two and three litre products with the entire increase to be passed on to farmers. “Australian dairy farmers have been suffering under a range of financial pressures for too […]
19 March 2019
This submission addresses four areas of concern regarding the proposal to extend New Zealand’s system for protecting GIs and on which our objections to the extension of GI protection are based. These are: 1) The close economic and trade ties that bind Australia and New Zealand that make any changes to New Zealand’s system for […]
The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has welcomed today’s announcement from the Minister for Regional Services, Senator Bridget McKenzie which will see regional Australians benefit from 180 new mobile base stations as part of Round 4 of the Mobile Black Spot Program. For Australians living in rural, regional and remote communities, having access […]
18 March 2019
The Rural Regional and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) welcomes today’s announcement from the Minister for Regional Services Senator Bridget McKenzie which will see regional Australians benefit from 180 new mobile base stations as part of Round 4 of the Mobile Black Spot Program. For Australians living in rural, regional and remote communities, having access to […]
We are concerned that the strategy is principally focused on Commonwealth drought policy rather than being a collaborative effort of all governments responsible for drought policy and programs. Without cross jurisdictional agreement, policies implemented at the Federal level can be impacted, if not undermined, by policies implemented at the state and territory level. NFF appreciates […]
Tags: Farm Business
The NFF reviewed the draft Pest Risk Analysis prepared by the department, and recorded significant concerns about the biosecurity risk posed by the current import arrangements for cut flowers and foliage. We are particularly concerned about the lack of information provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of new import conditions and to demonstrate how non-compliance is […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
15 March 2019
The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) welcomed this morning’s announcement from Telstra about a program of works it is undertaking to bolster landline services in regional, rural and remote Australia. Telstra’s announcement addresses some of the issues around reliability of landline services identified in the November 2018 report of the Regional Telecommunications Review, […]
13 March 2019
The RRRCC support the extension of mandatory connection and repair timeframes to all fixed services provided by all retailers and the payment of compensation where timeframes are not met, including that proposed for missed appointments. Mandatory rules are the best way to ensure that consumers have access to continuous telecommunications connectivity.
Tags: Farm Business
Some farmers are being forced to choose between leaving their produce on the vine to rot and breaking the law, a new report has found. The three-year in-depth look of Australian horticulture’s labour challenges was led by University of Adelaide, Law Professor Dr Joanna Howe, commissioned by VegetablesWA and supported by the National Farmers’ Federation. […]
8 March 2019
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