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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
To further inform policy discussions on red tape reduction, the NFF has released a report that updates work from 2007: A snapshot of the red tape costs on farms in Australia. The report analyses administrative and compliance costs associated with a sample of farm operations. The report estimates that farmers spend over 20 days—around 10 […]
26 March 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed ‘Repeal Day’, acknowledging the Australian Government’s work to lessen the burden for businesses to comply with unnecessary and costly legislation and regulation. NFF General Manager of Policy, Tony Mahar, commended the Government on responding to the call from the NFF and farmers to take steps to remove […]
On the 25th anniversary of Landcare’s formation, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have again joined forces to call for a new decade of action to tackle the challenges confronting Australia’s land, water, wildlife and farmland. In 1989 the ACF and NFF convinced the Hawke Federal Government to support a […]
21 March 2014
With discussions on the Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations looking as though they will soon be concluded, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) remains adamant that the agreement must deliver good outcomes for all Australian farmers and agribusinesses. NFF and members this week met with Japan’s political trade representative, Mr Koya Nishikawa, who led a […]
20 March 2014
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Members’ Council met in Canberra this week as part of its regular consultation with representatives from each of the State Member Organisations, Commodity Councils and Associate Members. NFF President, Mr Brent Finlay, outlined the key issues affecting the industry, and the main areas of focus for the NFF and members […]
18 March 2014
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