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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Review of the Farm Household Allowance (FHA). The Review is an important opportunity to collect feedback and data on the effectiveness of the FHA which has now been in place since July 2014. In making this submission, the NFF would highlight […]
Tags: Farm Business
5 December 2018
The NFF’s submission raises two concerns: the consultation process and the questions related to additional criteria. The consultation is critical process in addressing concerns related to the implementation of the 450 GL efficiency measures. However, to date, the consultation process has been inadequate, superficial, and has not addressed community concern, but rather has fostered community […]
Tags: Environment
28 November 2018
The Annual General Meeting of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) was held in Canberra today. Two Director positions were declared vacant by rotation. The resulting votes saw Cattle Council of Australia President, Tony Hegarty re-elected and WAFarmers Federation President, Tony York elected for the first time as an NFF Board member. President Fiona Simson thanked […]
27 November 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) remains supportive of measures that will fix Australia’s broken energy market. “The system is compromised and it needs bipartisan commitment and cooperation for farming and the broader economy to get on with doing business,” NFF CEO Tony Mahar said. “Farmers need policy that addresses reliability, sustainability and affordability and allows […]
23 November 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation has commended the Fair Work Ombudsman on the completion of it’s Harvest Trail Inquiry. NFF CEO Tony Mahar said the findings of the five-year inquiry made for salient and often difficult reading but unfortunately, did not come as a surprise. “The NFF has never shied away from what are frankly, too many instances of worker mistreatment […]
22 November 2018
Shocking new statistics have revealed that young Australians aged 18-29 are the most likely to say they don’t care at all how their food and fibre is grown. The 2018 National Agriculture Day Poll conducted by TEG Insights has found that almost a quarter (23%) of people in this age range say they don’t care […]
21 November 2018
The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) welcomes the recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network’s inquiry into the rollout of the NBN in rural and regional areas. In December 2017, the bipartisan committee announced that it would conduct a review of the NBN, focusing on the capacity and reliability […]
20 November 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed Government intervention to formally protest India’s unfair domestic subsidies and their impact on Australia’s sugarcane growers. “We applaud a decision by the Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and his cabinet colleagues, to issue a Counter-Notification Notice with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and call-out India’s huge domestic subsidies programme,” […]
16 November 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes today’s announcement of two new measures aimed at improving access to finance for Australian small businesses. If executed well, the Australian Business Securitisation Fund and the proposed Australian Business Growth Fund (announced by the Treasurer and Minister Cash today) could play a positive role in supporting the growth of […]
14 November 2018
The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has welcomed the launch of the new Sky Muster Plus service, that will see essential internet uses, such as browsing, email and software updates, exempt from monthly data allowances. “This enhancement represents a game-changer for internet connectivity in the bush and is a direct result of the […]
12 November 2018
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