HISTORICAL FACTS: The national farmers federation - The Untold Story

Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

The federal budget was billed as the most ambitious and important in decades, but rural Australians say critical gaps outside the cities did not get a look-in.

AAP · May 13

Cheaper goods to flow under 'hard yakka' EU trade deal

Australia and Europe will go on a tariff-slashing blitz, inking a historic trade deal after almost a decade of sometimes-intractable negotiations.

AAP · Mar 23

The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this

You might know Australia’s dietary guidelines from the famous infographics showing the types and quantities of foods we should eat to have a healthy diet.

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2025

‘Significant market concentration’: Australian farming lobby calls for poultry industry code of conduct

Producers have a ‘genuine fear’ of challenging unfair contracts due to a lack of competition, the National Farmers Federation says

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2024

Fearful farmers say river lifeline may sink agriculture

More water will be returned to rivers after the Murray Darling basin was thrown a lifeline, but farmers fear the changes will sink regional communities.

AAP · Dec 1, 2023