NFF submission to AEMC on draft rule on community engagement
The management of Australia’s transition to renewable energy has significant implications for Australian agriculture. The NFF seeks to ensure that transmission projects are placed in the landscape with proper, timely consultation, appropriate compensation or commercial consent and do not adversely impact existing land use. Read the full submission here.
Burke’s IR reforms a ticket to productivity paralysis
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 […]
The consultation on the new National Drought Agreement
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 […]
Competition review welcome but must deliver outcomes
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 […]
Domestic markets must deliver better outcomes for both consumers and growers
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, […]
Future drought funding welcome, but don’t lose sight of the next drought
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Agriculture Minister Murray Watt of $38 million from the Future Drought Fund to boost the farm sector’s resilience to climate change and dry conditions. However, NFF Vice President David Jochinke noted the funding would primarily be directed into research and […]
Productivity Commission on Interim report on the Future Drought Fund
The value of the FDF to Australian farmers and regional communities is immense. It remains a top priority for the NFF to continue to work with the Australian Government to ensure the FDF achieves its objective to build drought resilience in Australia’s agricultural sector, the agricultural landscape, and communities. Read the full submission here.
Sustainability Framework to demonstrate agriculture’s credentials
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has announced its continuing partnership with the Australian Government to further develop the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF). The AASF aligns industry sustainability measurement to common environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The framework will enable Australian agriculture to demonstrate its sustainability credentials […]
Ode to the orange… and all Aussie produce
It’s no secret cost of living is biting into the weekly food budget and Australians are rethinking how they can make every dollar go further. Research commissioned by the National Farmers’ Federation found 51% of Australians are ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ concerned about fresh food and grocery costs, but equally concerning is the same number of […]
Australia’s reputation will suffer under live sheep ban: Farmers
The National Farmers’ Federation has warned a consultation panel assessing the phase-out of live sheep exports that Australia’s status as a favoured food exporter will suffer should the ban proceed. In a submission to the consultation process, made public today, the NFF has named broader trade impacts among several reasons the phase-out plan must be […]