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AUSTRALIAN farmers and agricultural exporters were delivered a major win in the election campaign last night with the release of the Coalition’s trade policy, delivering in full all of the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF) key trade election platform goals. “While most of the food Australians eat everyday comes from our farmers, a significant 70% of […]
1 November 2007
MODERN Australian farming is facing an unprecedented demand for skilled labour. Education, training and trade skill development is vital as labour and skills shortages continue to constrain our future farm capacity. “As major regional employers – over 330 000 direct on-farm jobs – farming must be able to attract, train and retain workers to deliver […]
29 October 2007
“LABOR remains adamant they will remove rural Australia’s telecommunications insurance policy – the $2 billion Communications Fund,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today. “In doing so, Labor abandons those Australians living and working in over 87%* of the country to fund their broadband policy, lumping rural families, communities and businesses with second-rate […]
25 October 2007
“FLEXIBILITY in the workplace – especially for small businesses – allows employers and employees to reach amicable agreements to mutual benefit,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie said today. “Farms are among Australia’s most important small businesses, employing over 330,000 people direct on-farm – with one-in-six of all Australian jobs hinging on the farm […]
22 October 2007
BOTH sides of politics have been slammed by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) for their scattergun approach to transport spending in this election campaign, saying the parties are targeting electorates at the expense of Australia’s national transport needs. “Both parties need to stop and take account of what is actually needed,” NFF Vice-President Charles Burke […]
19 October 2007
AT THIS federal election, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is weighing in on the key issues for Australian farmers with a national television and radio advertising campaign – encompassing metropolitan and regional markets. The campaign zeros in on three of its election issues: * Drought preparedness in a changing climate (metro and regional television); * […]
18 October 2007
A FEDERAL Labor Government will abolish a pivotal scheme that ensures rural Australians continue to the get affordable access to the latest telecommunications – the $2 billion Communications Fund. “Labor’s stated policy is to cut rural Australia’s telecommunications lifeline by scrapping the Communications Fund and denying those people and communities the future-proofing they are currently […]
17 October 2007
THREE of Australia’s top rural educators were recognised today in a ceremony for the inaugural ‘2007 Rural Trade Teacher of the Year’ Awards. The Awards, run by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) in conjunction with the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence, aim to raise the profile of rural trade skills teaching and its importance to […]
16 October 2007
FEDERAL Labor goes into the election campaign-proper with a healthy lead in the polls. It is now critical that all political parties demonstrate, in specific detail, their plans for the future of Australia’s vital agricultural base. “In its pre-election positioning Labor has already reflected parts of NFF’s 2007 Federal Election Policy Platform (released 19 September),” […]
14 October 2007
AT FACE value it looks a simple equation, but the relationship between higher food prices and the current drought is not cut and dry, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) explained today. “Numerous reports have recently over-simplified how domestic food prices are set,” NFF Vice-President Charles Burke said. The Westpac-NFF Commodity Index, released today, records the […]
10 October 2007
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