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AUSTRALIA’S farmers will be ‘first-cab-of-the-rank’ in a new Productivity Commission review to cut through the choking layers of bureaucratic red-tape that beset agriculture – particularly needed to make sense of the myriad of local, state and national regulations on farm businesses. “Today’s announcement by the Australian Government that farming will be the first sector reviewed […]
28 February 2007
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) threw its support behind proposals to address key skill shortages in rural Australia – outlined in ‘Skills: Rural Australia’s Need’ released today by the House of Representatives Agricultural Committee. “Importantly, the Report recognises the vital role agriculture plays in boosting the national economy, and it clearly emphases the link between […]
26 February 2007
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today moved to ensure that Australia’s drought-affected farmers looking to take up the generous offer from New Zealand farmers of free accommodation in New Zealand – along with free flights donated by Jetstar – are fully aware Centrelink will cancel their payments while they are away. The NFF has been […]
Tags: Climate
23 February 2007
DESPITE a massive hike of almost 20% in world commodity prices, Australia’s farmers are often sidelined – unable to capitalise – as the drought continues to slash production volumes. The Westpac-NFF Rural Commodity Index, measuring the weighted world price of our major agricultural commodities, this month increased by 19.6% on levels a year ago – […]
12 February 2007
WITH the Prime Minister and State Premiers set for a showdown over water management rights today, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has cast its hat in the ring, calling on the Federal Government to break the ‘cone of silence’ around the detail of its $10 billion water plan. “We’re prepared for the usual ‘argy bargy’ […]
8 February 2007
“THE threat of global climate change is potentially the biggest issue Australian agriculture has ever faced with reports of increasing seasonal variability and more extreme weather events,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared today in the wake of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released over the weekend. “The Australian farming […]
5 February 2007
The NFF’s 2 February 2007 submission advocates uniform working conditions for Australian and foreign 457 visa holders and other concerns in relation to 457 visas and labour agreements.
Tags: Workforce
2 February 2007
“Today the Australian Government ushered in a bold new approach to the way Australia manages its most precious natural resource – water,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared. “In his Australia Day Address, Prime Minister John Howard handed down a landmark partnership blueprint on water management and reform, recognising and building upon the […]
25 January 2007
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) offered its ‘real world’ input on Labor’s ‘education revolution’ proposal, launched by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd in Melbourne today. “Improving Australia’s human capital demands more than just encouraging students into University,” NFF CEO Ben Fargher said. “While there is no doubt this is an important element, it’s not the be-all […]
23 January 2007
PUTTING ‘retail therapy’ into new context, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is urging Australians to get behind Woolworths’ National Drought Action Day on Tuesday 23 January 2007, as the retail giant pledges to donate all of the day’s profits to drought relief and research. Expected to raise over $3 million through sales at all Woolworths […]
22 January 2007
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