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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today expressed its concern over Russia’s decision to impose a ban on food imports from Australia, a market that contributes roughly $400 million to Australia’s economy each year. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the year-long ban, introduced yesterday, would affect imports on beef, pork, fruit, vegetables, poultry, fish […]
8 August 2014
The NFF 8 August 2014 Submission responds to the Developing Northern Australia Green Paper: setting out the opportunities, barriers and potential policy directions necessary to achieve a long-term vision for Northern Australia.
The NFF welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the Work Health Safety (WHS) Issues Paper and Consultation Regulation Statement.
Tags: Workforce
7 August 2014
Positioning Australia as a primary food and fibre provider to China was a key focus at the Australia-Sino Hundred Year Agricultural and Food Safety Partnership (ASA 100) meeting held in Sydney today. National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President, Brent Finlay joined business and government leaders from Australia at the inaugural meeting to discuss the significant opportunities […]
31 July 2014
Australia’s peak national farm advocacy body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), based in Canberra, is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the full-time role of Manager, Public Affairs. Reporting to the CEO, the Manager, Public Affairs works closely with the NFF’s senior executive team, including the President, Vice-President, Board, Members’ Council, CEO and Policy […]
29 July 2014
Members of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have today committed to strengthen and unify the voice of farmers across Australia, endorsing a way forward for reform of farm sector representation. An interim report of the review of farm sector representation by Newgate Communications, presented to the NFF Members’ Council this week, outlined the results of […]
25 July 2014
As National Farm Safety Week gets underway, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is encouraging Australian farmers, farm workers and farm families to make safety part of the everyday conversation. NFF Workforce Productivity Committee Chair, Charles Armstrong, said this year’s theme of National Farm Safety Week is ‘Safe farms – healthy farmers’. The awareness week promotes […]
23 July 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has congratulated the Coalition Government for delivering on its election promise to repeal the carbon tax, with the Senate passing the necessary legislation today. NFF President Brent Finlay said the NFF has not supported the carbon tax due to the unnecessary cost impost on Australian farm businesses, agricultural input suppliers […]
17 July 2014
The NFF’s 17 July 2014 submission to the Federal Government on the Review of Exporter Supply Chain Assurance (ESCAS) highlights a number of improvements to the ESCAS system to better streamline processes and eliminate financial and administrative burdens on livestock producers. The NFF urges the Federal Government to look to ensure the current regulatory framework […]
Tags: Farm Business
The Plan, developed over a two year period in consultation with the National Education and Skills Taskforce and Rural Skills Australia, brings together key industry labour market demographics and identifies existing gaps in the agricultural labour market. The Plan also calls for the creation of a new national body to oversee the development and coordination […]
Tags: Workforce
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