Native Title Respondent Funding: Submission
The NFF’s 21 August 2012 submission to the Attorney-General’s Department outlines the NFF’s concerns regarding the cessation of funding for Native Title respondees from 1 January 2013. The NFF believes that funding must continue for Native Title Officers and legal representatives in pastoral native title claims.
El Niño on the horizon, drought reform on today’s agenda
With the threat of a return to dry El Niño conditions currently being predicted for the eastern half of Australia, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and its members have today continued to push for drought policy reform. A meeting between the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon. Joe Ludwig, his Department, the NFF […]
Minister’s consensus comments re Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Submission
The NFF’s 23 July 2012 supplementary submission to the revised Basin Plan s.43A(4) Minister’s consensus comments outlines the key position of the NFF regarding the major policy consensus of the Ministers and highlights the aspects of the Minister’s dissenting reports that are worthy of further consideration by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
EPBC Act Cost Recovery Consultation: Submission
The NFF’s 21 June 2012 submission to the EPBC Act’s Draft Cost Recovery Impact Statement details numerous issues still to be addresseed. In this submission, the NFF makes a number of recommendations including changes to the definition that might rightly apply to small businesses.
Australian Heritage Strategy: Submission
The NFF’s 15 June 2012 submission to the Australian Heritage Strategy highlights that a lack of effective consultation, fully funded management plans and compensation for affected landowners (particularly in World Heritage listed areas) has undermined confidence in and support for the concept of Heritage listings for many agricultural landholders.
Clean Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2012: Submission
The NFF’s 5 June 2012 submission to the inquiry into Clean Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 and related bills highlights the need for a clear definition of what constitutes an “agricultural activity” and questions whether some existing, legitimate agricultural activities have been inadvertently missed within the current definitions to avoid potential perverse outcomes.
Commonwealth Environmental Water Trade Arrangements Discussion Paper: Submission
The NFF’s 27 April 2012 submission to the Commonwealth Environmental Water: Trade Arrangements Discussion Paper highlights the need to ensure positive outcomes for irrigators from their engagement with the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH). The NFF is particularly seeking assurances that individual irrigators who choose not to participate in trade to or from the CEWH […]
Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan: Submission
The NFF’s 20 April 2012 submission to the Draft National Wildlife Corridors Plan identifies a number of vital principles for wildlife corridors: including the need for any involvement in the draft Plan and corridor activities to remain voluntary; clarification re how the Plan will interact with local, regional and state planning and native vegetation regimes; […]
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2012: Submission
The NFF’s 17 April 2012 submission to the EPBC Act Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 outlines the concern by communities and farmers regarding potential impacts to land use, water, fracking, well integrity and the fracking or geogenic chemicals and the efforts by the Government, […]
Proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan: Submission
The NFF’s 16 April 2012 submission to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority regarding the proposed Basin Plan outlines the key concerns of the NFF and its members, particularly the lack of balance in the proposed Plan regarding the needs of the Basin’s economy, community and environment.