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Live sheep export ban inquiry 'rushed' says Nationals

A parliamentary inquiry into a ban on live sheep exports has been labelled "disingenuous" by the opposition and farmers because of the short turn around.

AAP · Jun 4, 2024

‘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

The ‘latte line’ dividing metropolitan and regional Australia has disappeared, but have the lobby groups kept pace?

The bush is changing, says National Farmers Federation outgoing president Fiona Simson, but the battle lines remain the same

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023

'Right to repair' farm machinery advocates urge Australian reform after US John Deere deal

US farmers can now repair their own John Deere tractors, and Australia's national farm lobby wants the same for producers through government-led reforms.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Immigration review could impact agriculture but exploitation of illegal workers not in scope

A review of Australia's immigration system could have wide-ranging implications for agriculture, but it won't help illegal workers facing exploitation.

ABC News · Dec 6, 2022

Morning Mail: ‘unusual’ Jam Land meeting revealed, Liberals to defy Howard on voice, Japan shock Germany

In today’s newsletter: environment department said meeting with Angus Taylor’s company could set wrong precedent; Liberals expected to allow free vote on Indigenous voice; and Scots fail in legal bid to force independence vote

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022

Farmers’ group attended departmental meeting about grasslands clearing despite officials’ warnings

Exclusive: Environment department allowed National Farmers’ Federation to sit in on meeting about grasslands clearing by Jam Land, the company part owned by then energy minister Angus Taylor

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2022

Australian La Niña dampens fire risk but threatens summer crops

Confirmation of a third La Niña event is a relief for those living in bushfire areas but high rainfall brings its own troubles

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2022

Push to pay workers in food 'loopy'

Nationals leader David Littleproud has blasted a proposal to pay farm workers with food, as he prepares to attend the jobs and skills summit in Canberra.

AAP · Aug 31, 2022

Key crossbench senator fears 'gaping hole' in invasive species research

Senator David Pocock is urging the federal government to give more funding to an invasive species centre in the coming budget, fearing critical research could be at risk.

ABC News · Aug 25, 2022