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The NFF’s 17 April submission to the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper – Issues Paper, has been made in order to assist the White Paper process to identify pathways and approaches for growing Australian farm profitability and boost agriculture’s contribution to economic growth, trade, innovation and productivity. The submission is available http://www.nff.org.au/get/submissions/4499.pdf[here].
22 April 2014
The NFF’s 17 April submission to the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper – Issues Paper, has been made in order to assist the White Paper process to identify pathways and approaches for growing Australian farm profitability and boost agriculture’s contribution to economic growth, trade, innovation and productivity.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
17 April 2014
The NFF’s 14 April 2014 submission to the Mental Health Commission on the Review of Mental Health Programmes highlights the challenges faced by rural and remote farmers, and the importance for mental health services to develop in sync as regional populations grow. The NFF commends the work of the National Centre for Rural Health and […]
Tags: Farm Business
14 April 2014
The NFF’s 11 April 2014 Submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Streamlining environmental regulation, ‘green tape’, and one stop shops submission responds to a number of issues relating to jurisdictional arrangements, regulatory requirements and the potential for deregulation. The NFF is seeking a commitment from the Government that new approaches to reporting will […]
Tags: Environment
11 April 2014
The NFF’s 11 April 2014 submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport inquiry into Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation (Removing Re-approval and Re-registration) Amendment Bill 2013 acknowledges that Australian farmers need a system of chemical registration that facilitates the introduction of new chemicals onto the Australian market in a […]
Tags: Farm Business
Speaking from a press conference in Tokyo this evening, the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has announced completion of a Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) recognises that the Australian government has demonstrated its commitment to complete agreements with our key trading partners, such as South Korea and now Japan. President of […]
7 April 2014
The NFF’s 4 April 2014 submission to the Treasury and the Department of Industry on Policy design for the exploration development incentive recognises the tension between the possibly conflicting land use of agriculture and mining continues to be highlighted by mining and coal seam gas exploration and development across Australia. The NFF is concerned the […]
Tags: Environment
4 April 2014
The NFF’s 3 April 2014 submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications Inquiry into Offsets outlined two major concerns; offsets are generally not feasible for agriculture applications under the EPBC Act, and secondly, that agricultural land is often the ‘target’ of large enterprises, such as coal mines, seeking to offset the impacts […]
Tags: Environment
3 April 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the establishment of a ministerial group that will investigate water infrastructure projects, announced today by the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce. Chair of the NFF Water Taskforce, Les Gordon, said a focus on water infrastructure is necessary to help address Australia’s agricultural sustainability. “Infrastructure investment, including in water, must […]
28 March 2014
The NFF’s 28 March 2014 submission to the 2013-14 Annual Wage Review outlines that the national minimum wage increase should be no more than 1.1 per cent including the increase in the Superannuation guarantee levy. And also indicates that any increase should be tied to improvements in productivity.
Tags: Workforce
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