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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is seeking an explanation from the Queensland Palaszczuk Government regarding its decision to close two of the State’s iconic agricultural colleges. The future of both Longreach and Emerald agricultural colleges is today in limbo, after the news of the impending closures broke on Thursday. NFF President Fiona Simson said it beggared belief […]
10 December 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed a plan by the Government to up the ante in tackling non-tariff trade barriers (NTBs) that constrain Australian exports. NFF President, Fiona Simson, said the NTB Action Plan released today by the Government was critical for maintaining and growing international markets. “With the successful conclusion of preferential trade agreements with some of our key […]
7 December 2018
A Government pulse check of regional telecommunications has made 10 recommendations to improve the service experience of regional, rural and remote users – now and into the future. National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson welcomed the 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review, carried out every three years, and said the recommendations, if implemented, would deliver profound improvements […]
5 December 2018
The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has welcomed the recommendations of the 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review: Getting it right out there. The report is the culmination of submissions and consultative forums held across regional, rural and remote Australia to resolve the connectivity issues facing our communities now and into the future. NSW Farmers […]
The NFF submission supports measures to improve transparency in the market for residential and small businesses as recommended in the ACCC Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry Report. Retail offers have been opaque and confusing, preventing customers from selecting the best market offer. People in regional and rural Australia already pay significant higher power prices than those […]
Tags: Farm Business
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
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
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