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FEDERAL BUDGET 2010 “WE WEREN’T expecting much and the Treasurer didn’t disappoint,” is the blunt assessment of tonight’s Federal Budget from National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie. “Predictably the Government is staking a claim to economic responsibility, but where is the investment in Australia’s future? While the Rudd Government is going to great pains […]
11 May 2010
“THE new drought scheme to be trialled over 12 months in Western Australia is a sensible, practical and forward-looking approach that takes account of climate risks and proactively manages them,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said today. “We all know drought relief is a stop gap measure. Farmers, the broader community and politicians […]
5 May 2010
JUST four weeks remain for farmers to get their nominations in for the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) 2010 Innovation in Agriculture Awards. “The Awards recognise and encourage excellence in farming but, more than that, provide an important platform to demonstrate and showcase what today’s farmers are all about,” NFF President David Crombie said. The NFF […]
3 May 2010
The NFF’s 23 April 2010 submission to the House Standing Committee on Employment and Workplace Relations Inquiry into Regional Skills Relocation recommends a series of measures – including domestic relocation and tying immigration to regional locations – as part of the solution to Australia’s projected population growth.
Tags: Workforce
23 April 2010
The NFF’s 16 April 2010 submission asserts the need to build competition and transparency in the banking sector, improve the understanding by the Reserve Bank of Australia of regional economic conditions, revisit tax-based investment mechanisms for regional Australia and build the education and awareness of risk management tools for farmers.
Tags: Farm Business
16 April 2010
AUSTRALIAN farmers – across all states – are being asked to throw open their gates to a city family for a day in May as part of breaking down barriers to metropolitan understanding of modern farm practices. FarmDay provides city families with a unique hands-on experience and insights from farmers who can answer all those […]
12 April 2010
The NFF’s 31 March 2010 submission calls on all levels of government to consider stewardship arrangements to recognise on-farm environmental management, and asserts that land clearing bans impact on property rights and must replaced by market-based approaches.
Tags: Environment
31 March 2010
“A CLANDESTINE campaign is eroding people’s rights as Australian governments usurp property through regulation, leaving property owners stranded and out-of-pocket,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today. “Farmers’ property rights are being stripped away due to government land and water decisions. Full and adequate compensation ought to be a given where property rights […]
23 March 2010
The NFF’s 19 March 2010 submission on native vegetation laws, greenhouse gas abatement and climate change measures call for legislative changes, market-based drivers for compensation, a public benefit test on government regulations, analysis of international agreements and their impact, and securing tenure over water property rights.
Tags: Environment
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes today’s roll-out of the first instalment of the Federal Government’s $300 million On-Farm Water Efficiency project for the Southern Connected Basin and Lachlan Valley. The NFF has been consistently calling on the Government to accelerate delivery of water infrastructure projects, so we and our members are delighted that this […]
19 March 2010
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