Caring for our Country Review: Submission
The NFF’s 20 May 2011 submission to the Caring for our Country Review has called for a more comprehensive review of the Government’s initiative in response to the NFF’s concerns, particularly regarding the Government’s focus on acquiring large areas of land for biodiversity and ecological outcomes, without demonstrating these outcomes.
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011: Submission
The NFF’s 11 April 2011 submission on the Carbon Farming Initiative and carbon credits acknowledges that the Government has listened to the farm sector in modifying its CFI proposal to ensure genuine abatement opportunities at not unnecessarily overlooked. However, some issues remain and the NFF calls on the Senate Committees to interrogate these to ensure […]
Provisions of the Water Act 2007: Submission
The NFF’s 18 March 2011 submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Provisions of the Water Act 2007 focuses on how to achieve a balanced approach to deliver on social, economic and environmental aspirations of the Basin’s communities.
Carbon Farming Initiative: Submission
The NFF’s 24 January 2011 submission on the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative, outlines the need for greater flexibility to realise farming’s full offset potential and the need for costs and processes to be streamlined.
National Water Initiative 2011 Biennial Assessment Progress in Implementation Discussion Paper: Submission
The NFF’s 20 January 2011 submission to the National Water Initiative 2011 Biennial Assessment Progress in Implementation Discussion Paper focuses on national water reform (including the Murray-Darling Basin), as well as addressing discussion paper questions.
Inquiry into the Management of the Murray-Darling Basin: Submission
The NFF’s 22 December 2010 submission to the Inquiry into the Management of the Murray-Darling Basin calls for a more holistic view of water reform and the need to back this up with major infrastructure – on-farm irrigation systems and environmental infrastructure – as well as bolstering research and development.
The Impact of the Murray-Darling Basin in Regional Australia: Submission
The NFF’s 20 December 2010 submission to the Inquiry into the Impact of the Murray-Darling Basin in Regional Australia argues that environmental assets in the Basin can be maintained using less water through improvements to infrastructure and wetland management.
Guide to the Basin Plan: Submission
The NFF’s 17 December 2010 response to the Guide to the Basin Plan exposes detailed faults in the assumptions, methodologies and proposals underpinning the Plan’s development.
Australia’s Native Vegetation Framework Consultation Draft: Submission
The NFF’s 31 March 2010 submission calls on all levels of government to consider stewardship arrangements to recognise on-farm environmental management, and asserts that land clearing bans impact on property rights and must replaced by market-based approaches.
Property Rights: Submission on Native Vegetation Laws, Greenhouse Gas Abatement and Climate Change Measures: Submission
The NFF’s 19 March 2010 submission on native vegetation laws, greenhouse gas abatement and climate change measures call for legislative changes, market-based drivers for compensation, a public benefit test on government regulations, analysis of international agreements and their impact, and securing tenure over water property rights.