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Farmers have backed in the WA Premier, Roger Cook, following his strongest comments yet calling on the Albanese Government to abandon its controversial plan to phase out live sheep exports by sea. Speaking in the WA Parliament yesterday, Premier Cook said the ‘unnecessary’ policy should be reconsidered. “We believe the welfare arrangements that are in […]
Tags: Biosecurity, Health & Welfare
1 December 2023
The agricultural sector will be a significant contributor to Australia’s net zero ambitions, however the need for transmission infrastructure must be appropriately balanced with Australia’s sustainable supply of food and fibre. To maintain Australia’s domestic food security and important contribution to global food security, we must avoid adverse impacts on the long-term operation of prosperous […]
Tags: Climate, Environment, Food Security, Renewable Energy
Australian agriculture relies upon open and transparent marketplaces that promote competition within agricultural supply chains, enabling farmers to access requisite inputs and sell their produce at a competitive price. The Australian agricultural supply chain has an uneven distribution of market concentration which threatens the economic conditions essential for dynamic, productive and profitable farms. Read the […]
Tags: Trade & Economics
30 November 2023
Australian agriculture is heavily dependent on reliable, effective, and efficient freight and logistics. The NFF opposes the proposed expansion of the scope of fatigue regulated heavy vehicles (FRHVs) to include vehicles between 4.5 tonnes and 12 tonnes and the removal of the current work diary exemption for local drivers of FRHVs. Read the full submission here.
Tags: Policy Reform, Trade & Economics
Families, farmers, businesses and workers across Murray Darling Basin communities have been dealt a sledgehammer blow by the Albanese Government and some crossbench senators who today voted to support a flawed water Bill over sensible, smart solutions for the river system. “The Basin’s heart has been broken by a Government that has ignored communities and […]
Tags: Environment
Statement by David Jochinke, National Farmers’ Federation, President It’s disappointing the House of Representatives today passed the Albanese Government’s Closing Loopholes Bill. We’ve consistently called out this Bill for being fraught with issues that it will make it harder and more expensive to create employment opportunities in farming. The Bill has been a catastrophe with […]
Tags: Workforce
29 November 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation is joining a growing chorus of peak agricultural organisations to oppose mining giant Glencore’s proposal to inject coal mine waste into Australia’s biggest underground water source. The carbon capture and storage proposal before the Queensland Government involves a trial injection of liquefied carbon dioxide waste from the Millmerran Power Station into […]
Tags: Environment
Competition issues aren’t new for Australian agriculture. But the lack of competition across Australia’s agricultural supply chains is a problem that’s getting worse. For decades, market concentration across the Australian economy has increased. As market concentration has increased in Australia, farmers have fewer places to buy inputs and fewer places to sell their products. Read […]
Tags: Trade & Economics
28 November 2023
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has joined with other agriculture and environment groups in expressing its extreme concern over the recent discovery of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) in northern New South Wales. NFF President, David Jochinke, said the incursion underscored the critical need for immediate and comprehensive funding and response actions to eradicate RIFA […]
Tags: Biosecurity, Health & Welfare
27 November 2023
Farming communities fear a deal announced today between the Government and the Greens will see their concerns about water buybacks ignored in favour of cheap politics. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said when presented with the choice to listen to communities and negotiate on sensible changes, Minister Plibersek had opted to give rural Australia […]
Tags: Environment, Farm Business
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