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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed sensible measures taken by the Government this week to provide short-term safeguards for consumers and businesses, including farmers, against power outages and continuing price hikes. Today the Government will sign into effect new regulations to enable the Minister for Resources to curtail gas companies exporting gas, if there […]
22 June 2017
The Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition (RRRCC) is calling on all broadband users to consider volunteering to be a part of the ACCC’s Broadband Performance Monitoring Program. The Program will see consumers receive independent information about broadband speeds based on feedback from remote testing at more than 4000 households. Specifically, the Coalition is calling […]
19 June 2017
Ministers indicated that the package would achieve more than 600 gigalitres of down-water under the Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL) adjustment mechanism. “Hopefully, the adaptive approach adopted will mean these projects could potentially derive the full 650GL of downwater offset that we have long been asking for,” Mr Gordon said. Mr Gordon said the most pleasing […]
16 June 2017
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is of the view that greater competition in mobile services would be of immense benefit to regional, rural and remote consumers. At the same time, in rural and remote areas there is a lack of reliable mobile coverage, or no coverage at all. Increasing overall coverage footprint must be a […]
Tags: Farm Business
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Fiona Simson hopes the release of the Finkel Review today will create the opportunity for a productive, national conversation about where to from here for Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel presented his review of the NEM to the Prime Minister, State Premiers and Territory Chief […]
9 June 2017
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is reminding Murray-Darling Basin Governments of the importance of key upcoming decisions on the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. NFF Vice President and Water Taskforce Chair Les Gordon said these key decision points had always been an integral part of the Basin Plan that was agreed to by the […]
7 June 2017
In Melbourne today, National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Fiona Simson and Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions Australia Chair Angus Hume signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to officially recognise the organisations’ plans to collaborate. Ms Simson said the MoU aims to better connect the investment and initiatives managed by the agriculture industry with those managed […]
2 June 2017
This submission addresses crucial steps in bringing farmers closer to the innovation frontier. Our vision for Australian agriculture and forestry is to become a $100 billion industry by 2030. The sector is a source of strength in the Australian economy, positioned to capitalise on growing global demand for safe, high quality food and fibre over […]
Tags: Farm Business
1 June 2017
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Vice President Les Gordon has welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister’s release of the terms of reference for a project to independently analyse how Murray-Darling Basin Plan water recovery, through efficiency measures, could be carried out to ensure neutral or improved socio-economic outcomes. At their Ministerial Council meeting in March, Commonwealth Minister […]
29 May 2017
Representatives of Australia’s cattle and sheepmeat producers have joined with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) to welcome an expansion of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market for packaged meat which could be worth up to $60 million annually. The expansion is a result of successful negotiations by the Australian Government and industry with their UAE […]
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