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THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has driven initiatives to meet farming’s existing and future skills needs – and meet the surge in employment opportunities that will bring – as parts of the sector gear up to emerge from drought. “We recently brought home to the Australian Government the absolute necessity to attract apprentices and develop […]
31 August 2007
DESPITE the flowery rhetoric of yesterday’s policy launch, Labor’s unravelling of workplace relations laws in Australia, if elected, will be to the detriment of Australian employers and employees, alike – including those across agriculture, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) warned. “Labor stubbornly refuses to recognise the surge in employment generated by the small business unfair […]
29 August 2007
The NFF’s 21 August 2007 submission looks for improved access to the road network for higher productivity vehicles, such as B-triples, to unlock productivity gains, offset additional registration costs and improve Australian farmers’ competitiveness on domestic and global markets. The submission highlights some of the key immediate and strategic needs of the farm sector with […]
Tags: Farm Business
21 August 2007
THE Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) today handed down its decision on the 2007 Wages and Allowances review, enabling the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s (AFPC’s) July 2007 decision to flow-on to Transitional Awards. The AIRC determination also approved the 12-month deferral of wage increases (granted by the AFPC) for farming employers in receipt of Exceptional […]
16 August 2007
The NFF’s 13 August 2007 submission calls on the Victorian Government to lift its moratorium on gene technology.
Tags: Farm Business
13 August 2007
The NFF’s 13 August 2007 submission calls on the South Australian Government to lift its moratorium on gene technology.
Tags: Farm Business
STATE Governments must seize the opportunities gene technology poses for Australia’s agricultural production base – both in terms of better and more drought-resistant crops, and our long-term economic efficiency and competitiveness on the world stage. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) says Australian farmers have been ‘left behind’ by an international marketplace that has already embraced […]
BOOMING world agricultural commodity prices are easing the pain of an inflated Aussie dollar on Australia’s export-reliant farm sector. The Westpac-NFF Commodity Index – released today – records continuing strong international prices over July, averaging 15.6% higher than year-ago levels in Australian dollar terms. National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Vice-President Charles Burke said the record high […]
9 August 2007
The NFF’s 9 August 2007 submission to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission 2007 Wages and Allowances Review, calls for a flow-on of the Australian Fair Pay Commission’s wage decision, including the deferral of wage increases for eligible drought-affected farmers.
Tags: Workforce
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) – which has enjoyed rare access to the formation of the legislation to overhaul management of the Murray-Darling Basin – has announced that farmers’ concerns have been substantially addressed and reflected in the final Bill presented to federal parliament today. “Following a three-hour meeting with Minister Turnbull last week, we […]
8 August 2007
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