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A report released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) confirms that farmers will face additional costs under the carbon tax, the National Farmers’ Federation has said. NFF President Jock Laurie said the report clearly shows that farmers will be slugged with additional costs under the tax, due to […]
21 December 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has acknowledged the strong statements made by the Minister for Trade, Craig Emerson, that “agriculture must be on the table” under any new World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiating framework. NFF President Jock Laurie said the comments, made by the Minister during the gathering of WTO Trade Ministers in Geneva this […]
19 December 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the announcement that the Seasonal Workers Scheme for the Pacific Region and East Timor will become permanent from July 2012. NFF Workplace Relations Committee Chair, Charles Armstrong, said the announcement made by the Government yesterday recognises the success of the Pacific Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme, and the important […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for the Australian Government to fully acknowledge the contributions farmers have already made to the water saving effort, and to do more to ensure communities are not negatively affected by the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan. NFF estimates show that should the proposed Basin Plan go ahead, farmers will […]
15 December 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the joint announcement by the Federal and Queensland Governments that $10 million will be invested in establishing new irrigation industries in northern Queensland. NFF President Jock Laurie said that any investment aimed at boosting Australia’s agricultural production is a welcome move. “We often talk about the fact that […]
The NFF’s 14 December 2011 submission to the inquiry into Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Australia’s Water Resources) Bill 2011 outlines the major concerns regarding the Bill and highlights that the proposals for water triggers under the EPBC Act are a poor solution for what should be better regulation at a State/Territory Government […]
Tags: Environment
14 December 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the decision by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to remove the criteria of environmental sustainability from the dietary guidelines released today. NFF President Jock Laurie said the removal of the environmental sustainability criteria from the guidelines was a win for common sense. “We support healthy […]
13 December 2011
The NFF’s 12 December 2011 submission to the inquiry into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Emergency Listings) Bill 2011 notes that the NFF cannot support this Bill due to its retrospective provisions, which significantly increase uncertainty for the agricultural industry.
Tags: Environment
12 December 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today called for the Government to ensure greater investment in infrastructure and water efficiency measures after finding that the cuts to agriculture under the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan are higher than stated. “The proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan states that a cut of 2,750 gigalitres is a 25 percent reduction […]
9 December 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today called on the Government to ensure that all rural and regional Australians have equal access to reliable and affordable telecommunications in its submission to the 2011-12 Regional Telecommunications Review. NFF President Jock Laurie acknowledged that the national broadband network (NBN) had the potential to generate significant improvements in […]
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