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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
The NFF’s submission supports the development of a program to underwrite new generation investments to address market failure and improve competition in the electricity market. The program follows one of the many recommendations from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry report. The NFF supports a well-designed program consistent with the […]
Tags: Farm Business
9 November 2018
Farmers across eastern Australia are facing the prospect of a dry summer on the back of a long period of below average rainfall. Short term assistance packages help farmers through the worst of these periods. However, a recent research report by the University of Canberra has highlighted the importance of natural resource management (NRM) in […]
5 November 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has commended changes to existing visa programmes to more effectively meet the farm sector’s chronic labour shortage. “Prime Minister Morrison has listened and is following through on his commitment to address agriculture’s workforce crisis,” NFF President Fiona Simson said. “The NFF and our members, in particular the NFF Horticulture Council, […]
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