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The NFF’s 7 November 2013 submission to the Australian National Audit Office on the Performance Audit of Managing compliance with the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Conditions of Approval highlighted the difficulty in communicating the EPBC Act to farmers and therefore jeopardising compliance. The NFF has repeatedly called for a better […]
Tags: Environment
7 November 2013
“The announcement today by the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, in relation to the reallocation of Farm Finance concessional loan funds demonstrates that the Federal Government needs to improve its commitment to agriculture,” NFF President, Duncan Fraser, said today. “The NFF has for some time called for a reprioritisation of agriculture on the national agenda. […]
6 November 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has today kept interest rates on hold at 2.5 percent for the third consecutive month, following the August rate cut that saw rates reduced to their 53 year low. The RBA decision comes as the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) releases its Agribusiness Loan Monitor for October, which shows all […]
5 November 2013
Two years after a report released by RIRDC showed that current funding in Australia’s transport infrastructure was inadequate, a new report, released today by ABARES, confirms what the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has long been saying: that agricultural infrastructure is going to come under increased pressure as farm productivity grows. The report, Infrastructure and Australia’s […]
This week, the peak national representative bodies of two of the world’s key agricultural countries, Australia and Japan, will come together in Canberra to discuss the big issues facing farmers and the wider agricultural sector. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will host a visit from the Central Union of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu), the […]
4 November 2013
The NFF’s 4 November 2013 submission to the Department of the Environment Repeal of the Carbon Tax Exposure Draft Legislation and Consultation Paper outlines the NFF’s support for the repeal of the Carbon Tax given concerns on the effects the tax would have on farm businesses and particularly the agricultural processing sector. In its submission, […]
Tags: Environment
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed the release of a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), which backs up the NFF’s own findings that Australian farm businesses are struggling under the growing weight of unnecessary regulation. Almost two months after the NFF released its Red Tape in […]
1 November 2013
Following extensive advocacy efforts by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), and in a major win for the nation’s farmers, the Attorney General has today announced the reinstatement of native title funding for respondents. NFF President Duncan Fraser strongly welcomed the announcement, which will see $2.2 million in funding for native title respondents be restored to […]
The NFF’s 1 November 2013 submission to the Heavy Vehicle Compliance Review consultation provides a response to the various recommendations made by the National Transport Commission. The NFF highlights the need for better practices aimed at encouraging, promoting and enforcing compliance within the heavy vehicle industry. To ensure efficiency and minimal imposition on businesses, the […]
Tags: Farm Business
The nation’s peak agricultural body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), has welcomed comments made by the federal Treasurer Joe Hockey this week, focusing on the need to grow Australia’s economy by investing in productive infrastructure. NFF President Duncan Fraser said such comments were a positive sign from the new Treasurer that the Government would focus […]
25 October 2013
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