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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.
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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
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President and Chair of the Cairns Group Farm Leaders’ forum, David Crombie, has wrapped up crucial trade talks in Pakistan – including an address to Cairns Group Ministers pressing for a worthwhile outcome from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Round. All issues put to Ministers by the farm leaders have […]
19 April 2007
NATIONAL Farmers Federation (NFF) President and Chair of the Cairns Group Farm Leaders’ forum, David Crombie, yesterday chaired a meeting of farm leaders from countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan and Paraguay. Today, the farm leaders met with all Cairns Group Ministers and stressed the urgent need for significant progress to be made in […]
18 April 2007
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