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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on all sides of politics to adopt policies that will allow Australia to lead the globe in agriculture and deliver prosperity to the sector and across regional communities. NFF President Brent Finlay said Australian farmers had always been world leaders in innovation and this was evident in international […]
30 May 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has rejected Labor’s animal welfare policy labelling the party’s six-point plan as bureaucracy and red tape that would deliver no real improvements to livestock wellbeing. Announced yesterday by Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Joel Fitzgibbon, the policy’s measures include the establishment of an independent Office of Animal Welfare, the appointment of […]
26 May 2016
Today’s commitment of a further $60 million to the Mobile Black Spot Programme by the Coalition is positive news for areas of rural and regional Australian which have languished for years without adequate coverage. Mobile phone connectivity is a priority issue of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and additional investment in the Mobile Black Spot […]
24 May 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has been left dismayed by a statement on Friday from the Australian Labor Party (ALP) calling on the Government to scrap the ‘backpacker tax’ while simultaneously making no clear commitment to abolishing the tax if they are successful in the upcoming Federal Election. In a joint statement issued on Friday […]
23 May 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called for policy to deliver a strong and reliable workforce to agriculture as the sector sits poised to provide thousands of jobs and major growth to the national economy. Highlighting Australia’s agricultural workforce needs as part of its ‘Accelerate Agriculture’ Federal Election 2016 campaign, the NFF has identified a […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed a commitment from the Australian Labor Party an ALP Government would abolish the destructive ‘Backpacker Tax’. Speaking at a doorstop interview in Adelaide yesterday, Opposition leader Bill Shorten, confirmed earlier comments from Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Joel Fitzgibbon, that Labor, if elected, would ‘kill this tax and kill […]
19 May 2016
Farmers across Australia have renewed calls for a compromise on the ‘backpacker tax’ following today’s announcement that implementation of the destructive measure will be delayed for six months. The issue has been hard-fought by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and its member organisations with an online petition opposing the measure attracting almost 48,000 signatures. Today’s […]
17 May 2016
A coalition of leading industry groups has called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to focus on where Australia’s jobs of the future will come from when they kick off the first of a series of leaders’ debates tomorrow night. The Future Economy Forum, representing the super-growth sectors of the future, […]
13 May 2016
Agricultural leaders from across the country will meet outside Parliament House in Canberra today to launch the National Farmers’ Federation’s ‘Accelerate Agriculture’ campaign. Accelerate Agriculture aims to shine a spotlight on key issues and policies which must be addressed this election to further strengthen the opportunity-laden agriculture industry. Accelerate Agriculture will include a dedicated website […]
9 May 2016
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has tonight welcomed key measures that will benefit agriculture announced in the Federal Budget, but is angered by the lack of any plan to address the controversial backpacker tax. Speaking from Canberra, NFF President, Brent Finlay said new initiatives which build on last year’s $4 billion Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper […]
3 May 2016
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