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Australian agriculture stands poised and ready to lead the global marketplace for agricultural products but calls for the review or rewinding of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) must be abandoned and focus placed on removing non-tariff barriers to trade. National Farmers Federation (NFF) Chief Executive Office, Tony Mahar, said technological improvements were rapidly reshaping the way […]
16 June 2016
The NFF has today reaffirmed its call for certainty on the ‘backpacker tax’ following confusion surrounding its start date based on misinformation published on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website. The ABC reported that, as late as Thursday, the ATO site said the controversial tax would come into effect from 1 July, despite the Government’s […]
13 June 2016
The NFF’s Agricultural Transport Infrastructure: A Discussion Paper, puts forward a number of recommendations as to how transport infrastructure in regional Australia could better contribute to the sectors profitability. The report is available to download via the link below.
10 June 2016
High transport costs stemming from inadequate road and rail infrastructure stand to place increasing pressure on the agricultural supply chain and will stifle growth across the sector. Releasing its Transport Infrastructure Policy Discussion Paper today, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) said this finding clearly echoed what had been continually presented to governments of all political […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has expressed concern the Coalition’s planned move of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to Armidale may not be in the best interests of agriculture and has called for assurances the move will not negatively impact the sector. The decision, announced earlier today by Deputy Prime Minister and […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on the Government to compensate families and businesses affected by the 2011 suspension of the live cattle trade to Indonesia as a matter of priority. Speaking on the five-year anniversary of the ban, NFF President Brent Finlay said hundreds of families, whose livelihoods were stripped from them through […]
8 June 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today derided any measures that attempt to have key Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) unwound and reiterated the vital role these progressive agreements play in stimulating a healthy Australian economy and agriculture sector. Unions have this week made calls for the scrapping of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), while […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today released its anticipated ‘Mid-Campaign Election Scorecard’ to reveal clear room for further agricultural announcements and policy improvements in the weeks before Australia votes on 2 July. Reported using a ‘star system’ the Scorecard is judged by overlaying the agricultural commitments announced within the campaign thus far against the […]
6 June 2016
June 2016 The acceleration of mining and onshore gas development in Australia and how these industries interact with Australian Agriculture has been the cause of much debate and consternation over recent years. This public policy debate has resulted in calls for the protection of waters sources, the preservation of agricultural land, veto rights, or better […]
Tags: Environment
2 June 2016
Thursday, 2 June 2016 Farming and regional Australia gripped by data drought The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on political candidates to commit to delivering affordable and effective data and voice connectivity to regional Australians and to put to an end the data drought gripping farming and rural communities. As the Federal Election campaign […]
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