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The NFF’s 14 June 2007 submission to the Migration Amendment (Sponsorship Obligations) Bill reiterates the NFF’s opposition to the current minimum salary level, asserting that foreign and Australian workers should be paid at the same rate in accordance with the relevant industrial instrument.
Tags: Workforce
14 June 2007
“THE outlook for the farming sector is the most robust we have seen since the late 1980s,” Justin Smirk, Westpac Senior Economist, said today as the Westpac-NFF Commodity Index for June 2007 was released. “The Index rose 1.8% in May to 18% higher than a year ago. While the fortunes of the year ahead will […]
13 June 2007
The NFF’s 4 June 2007 submission to the Restoring Family Work Balance Bill Inquiry outlines the NFF’s position in not support the passage of the legislation and stating its objective to achieve fair and flexible workplaces with negotiable employment conditions.
Tags: Workforce
4 June 2007
WITH the Australian Government poised to unveil its carbon emissions trading scheme to cover all industries, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is eagerly awaiting news on how agriculture – a sector with more at stake than most – fares under the new regime. “Managing over 60% of this country’s landmass, farmers know that perhaps the […]
1 June 2007
FOR most city families a day on a farm exploring the way modern farmers work is not usually on the weekend itinerary, however, ‘Farm Day’ – which is going national on 26-27 May 2007 – aims to change that. Farm Day is a unique opportunity for metropolitan families to get a taste of life on […]
21 May 2007
TONIGHT the Australian Government and the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) ushered in an historic partnership that acknowledges farmers’ important – and growing – contribution to the environmental, economic and social lifeblood of the nation. “The 2007 Federal Budget reflects the key imperatives we have pushed in calling for a “generational shift in thinking” to deliver […]
8 May 2007
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) reaffirmed its support for the ‘intent’ of the Australian Government’s National Plan for Water Security (NPWS), on the basis that it accelerates the implementation of the National Water Initiative (NWI). The NFF has sought, and received, assurances from the Government on vital issues of importance to irrigators, including a […]
7 May 2007
HOPE is returning to regional Australia as farmers welcomed scattered rains across the country through April. While one rainfall does not break a drought, it does go a long way to giving grain producers the impetus to sow winter crops and confidence to livestock farmers to hold onto, or even restock, on buoyed prospects of […]
RELIEF provided to drought-affected Australian farmers in the form of free holidays in New Zealand – including flights and accommodation – is making a huge impact on the lives of farm families who have taken up the offer over the past month. Over 40 farm families across Australia are now counting down to their departure […]
24 April 2007
TODAY the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will hold urgent talks with the Australian Government following the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday that all water allocations – including for permanent plantings and livestock – in the Murray-Darling Basin could stop as of 1 July 2007. “Farmers recognise that when water levels are so low, the paramount consideration […]
20 April 2007
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