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NFF Website for the National Education Campaign on Pastoral and Horticulture Award In early 2011, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) in conjunction with the National Farmers Federation (NFF) commenced a national education campaign advising of changes to the Pastoral Award 2010 and Horticulture Award 2010. The campaign has been funded by the Australian Government through […]
25 March 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes today’s introduction of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) legislation into Federal Parliament and is pleased that it has addressed a number of the NFF’s key concerns raised through the draft consultation process. “We have always stated that we are broadly supportive of the concept and intent of the Carbon […]
24 March 2011
The NFF’s February 2011 submission to the Inquiry into Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010 highlights the complexity of the foreign investment issue and outlines the NFF position.
Tags: Biosecurity, health and welfare
23 March 2011
The NFF’s 18 March 2011 submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Provisions of the Water Act 2007 focuses on how to achieve a balanced approach to deliver on social, economic and environmental aspirations of the Basin’s communities.
Tags: Environment
Despite the commitment to excluding agriculture’s direct emissions from its carbon tax, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) continues to be extremely concerned about the Government’s emerging carbon policy plans. “It is sometimes misconstrued that because agriculture’s direct emissions are excluded from the Government’s carbon pricing plans, the sector will be unaffected,” NFF President Jock Laurie […]
22 March 2011
The NFF’s 18 March 2011 submission to the Annual Wage Review 2010-11 highlights that while the east coast of Australia is no longer drought declared, the “catch up” effect on farm profits arising from nine continual years of drought is ongoing.
Tags: Workforce
18 March 2011
In early 2011, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) in conjunction with the NFF commenced a national education campaign on changes to the Pastoral Award 2010 and Horticulture Award 2010. The campaign has been funded by the Australian Government through the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Shared Industry Assistance Projects (SIAP) Grant Program, which aims to better inform […]
16 March 2011
The NFF’s 7 March 2011 submission regarding the National Broadband Network highlights the role that telecommunications, including broadband, play in modern farming practices.
Tags: Farm Business
9 March 2011
A DEAL between the Gillard Government, the Greens and Independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott to set a carbon price from 1 July 2012 that excludes agriculture has met with caution from Australia’s peak farm body. “Our full Members’ Council met in Canberra today and considered the Prime Minister’s announcement,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President […]
24 February 2011
The National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) Federal Budget Submission 2011 (downloadable below) draws together the threads necessary for a national response to flood and cyclone ravaged communities, but also addresses the perennial problems that plague the nation. In launching the publication, NFF President Jock Laurie noted: “The irony of flood and cyclone devastation is it has […]
22 February 2011
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