Response to Review of RPAS operations Discussion Paper
The NFF strongly supports a system for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) – commonly referred to as drones that allows farmers to increase productivity and efficiencies on farm while maximising safety. The NFF welcomes a regulatory system of RPAS that encourages the uptake of drones in everyday farming while, at the same time, ensuring that all […]
Regional Investment Corporation – Discussion Paper on Key Loan Setting
The NFF discerns that the establishment of the RIC is a significant opportunity to further the agricultural sector through the administration of farm business loans and the delivery of funding for infrastructure projects. To that end, the farming community is largely supportive of the proposed RIC. The concessional loans have the potential to lead farmers […]
National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
The NFF believes that for a national freight and supply chain strategy to be meaningful in its legacy, it must do more than focus on individual projects and avoid perpetuating the politicisation of our infrastructure investments. The NFF believes solutions reside in the systems and architecture that governs infrastructure investment and coordination. The NFF is […]
Regional Investment Corporation Bill (2017)
The farming community is largely supportive of the proposed Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) and looks forward to furthering the agricultural sector through the administration of farm business loans and through a new mechanism for the delivery of funding for water infrastructure projects. NFF is of the view that the RIC should be independent and not […]
Consultation on the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017
Access to state-of-the-art agvet chemicals is crucial to improving the productivity and sustainability of Australian agriculture. This requires the efficient and timely processing of agvet chemical registration applications by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Accordingly, the farming community welcomes this consultation and is of the view that the proposed Bill would help […]
Australian Transport Assessment and Planning guidelines
Given the magnitude of freight costs for farmers, it is important that there is a robust modelling tool for agricultural freight that provides baseline data and that can be used to test a range of infrastructure investment scenarios. It is important that this tool is integrated into the broader Australian Transport Assessment and Planning guidelines.
Telecommunications Reform Package
The NFF has long held the view that all Australians have a right to access reliable broadband. The NFF understands the reform package will guarantee access to data networks for all premises through the Statutory Infrastructure Provider (SIP). This is important as, while the mandate of the National Broadband Network was to deliver broadband to […]
Land Transport Market Reform: Independent price regulation of heavy vehicle charges
Transport infrastructure downfalls in rural, regional and remote Australia due to funding shortfalls lead to high logistics costs for farmers. Moving to an independent price regulation for the heavy vehicle user charge would be a fairer and more transparent way to set prices.
Inquiry into Lending to Primary Production Customers
Access to credit to manage cash flow is paramount to the farm sector, given the infrequent nature of payments for crops and livestock and other primary products. Farmers need to access credit to invest in, and improve, their productivity through adoption of new technologies and production methods. The key priorities for NFF regarding lending to […]
ACCC Inquiry into Domestic Mobile Roaming (Draft Decision)
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is of the view that greater competition in mobile services would be of immense benefit to regional, rural and remote consumers. At the same time, in rural and remote areas there is a lack of reliable mobile coverage, or no coverage at all. Increasing overall coverage footprint must be a […]