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The National Farmers’ Federation is calling for a rethink of the latest industrial relations reforms to shift the focus from pleasing the unions to lifting productivity. NFF Vice President David Jochinke said the package announced today was a recipe for cost and confusion that would only benefit power hungry unions. “This isn’t about serving the […]
Tags: Farm Business, Workforce
4 September 2023
Farmers across Australia are urged to have their say on the issues that matter to them and the agricultural sector via the National Farmer Priorities Survey, launched today. Spearheaded by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) in partnership with communications and advisory firm Seftons, the survey will be a pulse-check on the opportunities and challenges facing […]
1 September 2023
The NFF and the Australian Government are strongly aligned in the goal to ensure that farmers and regional communities across the country are efficiently and effectively supported before, during and after drought events to minimise triple bottom line impacts. The drought policy space is increasingly complex. It is excellent to see the new agreement clarify […]
Tags: Drought
31 August 2023
The Federal Government has inadvertently revealed that damaging water buybacks will make up at least a third of water recovery under its revised Murray Darling Basin Plan, at a starting price exceeding $3 billion. The startling revelation that government buyback spending could double under this proposal comes as serious questions emerge about how the Government […]
Tags: Environment
Farmers across Australia have welcomed today’s announcement of a Competition Taskforce to review Australia’s competition policy settings. Farmers have long identified concentrated markets and supply chains as a handbrake to the economy with small businesses and consumers feeling the impact. “Australia has a competition problem – there’s not enough of it,” said NFF President Fiona […]
Tags: economic
23 August 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation Horticulture Council has today joined with the NFF and other agriculture industry bodies in welcoming the announcement by Treasurer Jim Chalmers of a competition policy review. The review will look at competition laws, policies and institutions to ensure they remain fit for purpose, with a focus on reforms that would increase productivity, […]
Tags: economic
Farmers have responded with dismay at the Government’s decision to reach prematurely for water buybacks, before alternative options have been considered. National Farmers’ Federation President, Fiona Simson, said today’s announcement to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in full with buybacks squarely on the agenda would be met with disbelief given the Government’s recent consultation. “Just a few […]
Tags: Environment
22 August 2023
The NFF favours the implementation of a Plan, that gives equal weight to environmental, social, and economic outcomes. The NFF believes that there are several improvements which need to be made to make it fairer and more workable. Read full submission here.
Tags: Environment
18 August 2023
Australia’s peak farm body has called on delegates at the ALP National Conference this week to vote down a radical anti-farming motion backed by the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN). Farmers say the “Climate, Clearing and Cows” motion, which calls for methane emissions to be halved in the next 6.5 years, is misinformed and in conflict […]
Tags: Environment
15 August 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation National Conference program is locked in, bringing together some of Australia and the world’s most eminent thought leaders in Canberra on October 26-27. This year’s theme ‘Australia to the World’ will look at Australia’s role in feeding the world, its trading relationships, and global leadership in sustainability and innovation. NFF CEO […]
14 August 2023
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