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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
“TO MEET the challenges of a changing climate, we need a visionary new approach in the way Australia deals with drought,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today. “The Australian Government and broader community have responded magnificently to the current crisis. Words cannot express the gratitude of the farm community. “In a measured […]
4 October 2007
A STRONG $714 million commitment today from the Prime Minister on the need to tackle Australia’s deepening drought crisis ‘head on’ is very much welcomed by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and all Australian farmers. “Most people would be aware this drought is biting hard, but what many simply could not fathom is that the […]
25 September 2007
AT THIS federal election, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is calling on all political parties to commit to a visionary new strategy aimed at securing the sustainability of Australian farmers – and, through them, advancing the national interests economically, socially and environmentally. The NFF’s 2007 Federal Election Policy Platform (attached below) asserts commonsense new policy […]
19 September 2007
FINALLY, after years of debate, the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 (TPA) strengthening the Misuse of Market Power and Unconscionable Conduct provisions, has passed through the Senate – the last hurdle towards an outcome that is very much welcomed by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF). “Only those businesses with substantial market power […]
18 September 2007
THE situation facing farming families, regional businesses and the rural sector as a whole has become acutely severe across many parts of the country, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) warned today. “This drought has reached a scale that is unprecedented,” NFF President David Crombie said. “It’s impact has already been felt throughout the entire community […]
17 September 2007
ON FRIDAY night the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) Public Affairs team of Brett Heffernan and Emma Keogh won two prestigious Awards at the 2007 ACT Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (PRIA’s) ‘State Awards for Excellence’, presented during a gala ceremony at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra. ‘Farmers: Australia’s Environmental Stewards’ won the Gold Award in […]
16 September 2007
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