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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for bi-partisan support to stem an attempt by the Greens to block the 605GL sustainable diversion limit (SDL) for the southern Murray Darling Basin. Greens water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will introduce a disallowance motion to this effect to the Senate next week, when the Parliament returns for […]
2 May 2018
Eight outstanding women have been selected to grow their leadership ability through the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. The Program is an initiative of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and aims to see more women join the senior executive and Board level ranks of Australian agribusinesses and farm-representative bodies. The below eight aspiring female leaders […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Telstra will visit Perth, York and Katanning this week for a series of roundtables to kick off the national ‘Talking 2030’ dialogue announced by the Prime Minister in March. The Western Australia meetings are the first of 14 events being held across the country, with the aim of capturing […]
The Rural Regional and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) has today welcomed the start of the 2018 Regional Telecommunications Review (RTIRC). Georgie Somerset, Chair of the National Farmers’ Federation’s Telecommunications Committee, and a member of the 2015 RTIRC panel, highlighted the importance of the Review. “This Review is shaping to be one of the most important […]
30 April 2018
The NFF supports the EU Framework Agreement and urges the Australian Government to use it as a stepping stone for a comprehensive and high-quality trade agreement with the EU that substantially improves market access for all of Australia’s important agricultural commodities, including red meat (beef, sheepmeat and goatmeat), dairy, horticulture, grains, sugar, cotton, rice and […]
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27 April 2018
The Government’s National Energy Guarantee (NEG) gets its first airing with State and Federal Energy Ministers today when they meet in Melbourne. Like farmers and the growing season, Australians are looking for an ‘autumn’ break’. A circuit breaker in the stalemate dogging our nation’s energy future. For too long, getting a solution to our energy […]
20 April 2018
The Peru FTA offers key market access opportunities for Australia’s agriculture exports by creating additional demand for Australian farm exports in Peru, a fast-growing market with a sizeable population of 31.5 million. The NFF, as the peak industry body representing Australian farmers and agribusiness, seeks the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties to endorse without delay […]
To ensure Australian agriculture can reap the benefits of TPP-11 that will increase global market opportunities for Australian produce, it is vital that the measures outlined in the agreement are implemented as soon as possible. The NFF, as the peak industry body representing Australian farmers and agribusiness, seeks the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties to […]
The membership of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) was briefed last night by the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) regarding its support for an Inspector General for the Welfare of Exported Animals. The NFF membership consists of representatives of the red meat industry including ALEC, Cattle Council of Australia, Sheep Producers Australia, Goat Industry Council […]
19 April 2018
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is imploring Federal and State Energy Ministers to meet tomorrow with a genuine appetite to fix the national electricity market (NEM). “Consumers including farmers, demand an end to the political and policy stalemate hampering the development of a national energy policy,” NFF President Fiona Simson said. “The farm sector is clear on what we need. We require […]
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