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GLOBAL markets – including for agricultural products – showed a sense of optimism during March. This reflected the glimmer of hope provided by key positive developments on international policy. Most significant was the US administration announcement of a banking plan to help restore health to their ailing financial system and the constructive G20 meeting of […]
17 April 2009
The NFF’s 8 April 2009 submission the Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy notes that it is widely recognised that an emissions trading scheme is an inappropriate policy mechanism for the Australian agricultural sector. In addition to the potential for perverse economic and social impacts from the CPRS, the NFF is concerned about the potential […]
Tags: Environment
8 April 2009
“IN THE wake of the scrapping of the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network tender process today the Prime Minister has opted for Plan B – and the stakes for regional communities are now higher,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said. “Today’s announcement of a Government-led company to deliver fibre to the premise leaves […]
7 April 2009
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has recorded an historic victory in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC), successfully defending the retention of the flexible and straight forward hours-of-work provisions under threat from the Federal Government’s Award modernisation reforms. “The Pastoral Industry Award (PIA) has provided a ‘flexible hours-of-work’ clause reflecting the practical needs of the […]
6 April 2009
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) released the full Program for its National Congress at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Queensland, over 22-23 June 2009. The Congress theme ‘Modern Farmers: growing opportunities today… meeting the challenges of tomorrow’ places Australia’s vital role as a food producer for an increasingly hungry world under the microscope and will […]
31 March 2009
FARMERS, scientists and environmental groups will be mystified by the findings of the Senate Inquiry into the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), which misguidedly attempt to shift the EPBC Act away from sustainable ecological development to a destructive ‘lock up and leave’ focus. “This can only result in poor environmental outcomes through […]
27 March 2009
The NFF’s 27 March 2009 submission recommends action to reduce the impact of the global financial crisis on regional Australia, including increasing transparency around bank interest rates, correcting the inequities with bank deposit guarantees, investing in economic and social infrastructure, aggressively pursuing the trade reform agenda and building labour flexibility.
Tags: Farm Business
The NFF’s 25 March 2009 submission highlights issues regarding the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation, including international competitiveness impacts on the agricultural sector, concerns around the opt-in forestry provisions and the need for the legislation to have flexibility in recognising non-Kyoto compliant emissions units.
Tags: Environment
25 March 2009
AS GLOBAL consumers become increasingly discerning about their purchasing behavior, the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index is showing signs that food and fibre consumption is not immune to the world economic downturn. The Index fell 4.0% during February, taking the Index to 17.6% below February 2008 levels. “It is fair to say that agricultural commodity markets, like […]
23 March 2009
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling for a wage freeze as the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) holds its fourth Wage Review, with the peak farm body seeking to constrain wage growth for the foreseeable future to aid vulnerable businesses. “With the economic crisis hitting jobs across the country and unemployment predicted to surpass […]
20 March 2009
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