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The NFF welcomes this inquiry into the future of Australia Post’s service delivery. It is important that these services, which are so heavily relied on by regional, rural and remote Australians, are regularly reviewed to ensure they continue to provide benefit and meet the changing needs of customers. It is also essential to ensure that […]
Tags: Farm Business
17 July 2020
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today launched the 2020 edition of its annual Farm Workforce Survey. In order to help farmers better understand and prepare for the impact of COVID-19 on the farm labour workforce, this year’s survey focuses specifically on determining where the demand for workers is highest and how those workers are […]
15 July 2020
Speech by Ms Fiona Simson, President, National Farmers’ Federation National Press Club, Canberra 14 July 2020 *Check against delivery* INTRODUCTION Good afternoon. It is wonderful to be here in PERSON! It is my first significant trip away from our family’s property near Premer on the Liverpool Plains in four months. I’d like to take this […]
14 July 2020
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will today unveil its plan for agriculture to accelerate Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery. NFF President, Fiona Simson is set to launch the Get Australia Growing plan in an address to the National Press Club in Canberra today. “The opportunities the NFF presents have the capacity to provide a rapid boost […]
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) consultation paper supporting the costs of soil sampling under the Emissions Reduction Fund. The objective to reduce barriers to entry and incentivise further investment in soil projects by providing an advance payment to soil sampling costs is welcomed and […]
Tags: Environment
9 July 2020
The NFF strongly supports the intent of the bill to deter non-compliance with the Biosecurity Act 2015 and mitigate against biosecurity risk. Ongoing issues with incoming passengers failing to declare goods are of great concern to Australia’s farm sector, and it is clear that existing compliance and enforcement tools are inadequate. Download PDF File
3 July 2020
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the start of the Federal Government’s expansion of Harvest Trail, a service which matches job seekers with farm jobs. NFF CEO Tony Mahar said agriculture continued to be hampered by a workforce shortage and the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on backpacker numbers and the movement of workers in general […]
Tags: Farm Business
2 July 2020
The NFF strongly supports the provisions in the bill, which will: • impose a charge on the export of dairy cattle • set the rate of provision on a per head basis for dairy cattle • enable the full funding of the Dairy Cattle Export Program, to meet specific research and development and marketing activities […]
Tags: Farm Business
1 July 2020
he RRRCC has strongly supported the MBSP since the Coalition was first formed, and we recognise the significant impact that MBSP investment has had in improving mobile coverage in regional, rural and remote areas. This makes a material difference to the lives of those who live and work in – and visit or travel through […]
Tags: Innovation
National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson said today’s official start of the Future Drought Fund was a milestone day in the nation’s approach to drought policy. During 2019, the NFF supported the development of the Future Drought Fund, which will invest $100 million annually in projects and tools to improve the drought resilience of farmers […]
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