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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed Federal Budget tax reform enabling young farmers to bring fresh approaches and new technologies to the family farm, investment spending on regional road and rail networks to deliver vital transport efficiencies between farm gate to final destination, and on-farm water initiatives to ensure the sustainability of the Murray-Darling […]
9 May 2006
National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Peter Corish has wrapped up his trade talks in Geneva where he has been advocating on behalf of Australian farmers for a commercially significant outcome from the Doha round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations. “As an Australian farmer and, indeed, as a Cairns Group member along with numerous other […]
4 May 2006
Animal activist group Voiceless has launched a major propaganda campaign targeting 3,000,000 children in 9,000 schools across Australia under the guise of a ‘caring for animals’ project. However, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today warned parents and called on governments to ban special interest agendas from un-vetted entrée to classrooms. The Animal Club website (www.animalclub.org.au […]
Last year the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomed the Telstra commitment to deliver a commercial UMTS 850 wireless mobile phone and broadband data network that will deliver “the same or better coverage and services” than the current CDMA network. “A broadband wireless network that covers the existing CDMA footprint and provides access to a mix […]
2 May 2006
In its pre-Budget submission to government, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) called for key tax reforms, greater spending on Australia’s regional road and rail, and port network and genuine recognition of the role farmers play in delivering environmental outcomes on behalf of the broader community. In the wake of recent Budget speculation, along with the […]
Farmers have stepped up to the plate to fulfil their role in protecting Australia’s food chain under the new National Food Chain Safety and Security Strategy, launched by the Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock in Adelaide over night. The Strategy is the culmination of a two-year collaborative effort by governments and industry organisations, including the National […]
THE most comprehensive independent review of gene technology in Australia has called on governments to reach agreement on a way forward to allow Australian farmers to embrace the benefits of GM technology. The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) today echoed that plea. The Review of Australia’s Gene Technology Act 2000 concluded that Australia’s regulatory framework for […]
1 May 2006
THE National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is encouraging Australian farmers to log on and test drive the live pilot version of the new National Agricultural Monitoring System (NAMS). The NAMS live pilot, launched by Primary Industries Ministers in Sydney today, is an important step towards streamlining the application and assessment process for Exceptional Circumstances (EC) via […]
26 April 2006
The NFF’s 21 April 2006 submission supports sanctions against reckless breaches of employment legislation, while seeking reasonable thresholds for proving such offences.
Tags: Workforce
21 April 2006
FARMERS are Australia’s frontline environmentalists, embracing eco-friendly farm practices and innovative technology to enhance their (and the nation’s) natural resources. It’s only fitting they should be provided incentives for preserving and managing Australia’s natural treasures and environmental icons. Under our stewardship proposal announced in the media today by Federal Minister for Agriculture Peter McGauran, farmers […]
12 April 2006
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