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Uncertainty remains for 60 landholders in Queensland’s Charters Towers and Marlborough areas with the Government refusing to rule out the compulsory acquisition of up to 300,000 hectares of farm land for defence training purposes. Speaking after a meeting with Defence Minister Senator Marise Payne in Rockhampton today NFF Chief Executive Tony Mahar said the Minister […]
23 January 2017
The National Farmers Federation will continue to apply pressure on the Government to push ahead with the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) despite President-elect Donald Trump now only hours away from occupying the White House. Throughout his campaign President-elect Trump had vowed to kill the United States’ involvement in deal as a matter of priority after […]
20 January 2017
Northern basin community members are being urged to complete a quick and easy online submission to let the Government know that enough is enough when it comes to water recovery. In a revision of the Northern Basin Plan the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) proposes a reduction of the total volume of planned recovery from […]
19 January 2017
The National Farmers’ Federation is calling on the Government to show economic leadership and allow Australian agriculture to thrive with the message every cent counts. The peak farming organisation, has outlined 35 recommendations in its pre-budget submission that it sees as crucial to the ongoing success of agriculture and its contribution to the national economy. […]
18 January 2017
This submission outlines 6 policy pillars that require Government action to ensure that the Australian entire agribusiness sector can live up to its potential and become the bedrock of food security in Asia. It can be viewed as NFF’s call to action and roadmap for success for Australian agriculture. We, and our membership hope that […]
Tags: Farm Business
National Farmers Federation Chief Executive Tony Mahar will attend a meeting in Charters Towers tomorrow with landholders affected by the Australian Defence Forces’ plan to compulsory acquire pastoral land for military training purposes. In a letter sent to more than 50 landholders in November 2016 the ADF outlined intentions to potentially make the acquisitions as […]
16 January 2017
The NFF is of the view that a fair market place for farmers requires competition both in upstream and downstream markets. Having a competition regulator empowered with a strong misuse of market power provision (and sufficient resources to enforce it) is key to improving competitiveness and driving innovation and productivity in the agricultural sector. The […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
23 December 2016
This Christmas the NFF is urging farmers, especially children who have been good all year, to be patient with Santa’s deliveries as the data drought impacts North Pole operations. “Today the NFF received inside information from the North Pole that there had been a delay processing orders from regional Australia.” NFF President Fiona Simson said. […]
22 December 2016
The NFF has consistently advocated for amendment of section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to implement an ‘effects’ test. However, the effectiveness of the reforms will predominantly depend on how the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission plans to implement and enforce the proposed legislation and how the courts interpret and apply the […]
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
21 December 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today urged the Government to remain steadfast in its commitment to vital economic reform, including lowering company tax rates to attract investment, following the release of the mid-year budget update. The Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) reaffirmed a predicted return to budget surplus by 2021. Treasurer Scott […]
19 December 2016
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