8th March 2007Queensland irrigators can now apply for up to $10,000 a year to offset the cost of paying for water they will never receive, according to AgForce water spokesperson Ian Burnett.“AgForce lobbied hard to … Continue Reading
5th March 2007The new assistant minister for Water, John Cobb, hopes the government will use money from its $10 billion plan for water to help farmers “keep doing what they do best”, rather than sell … Continue Reading
28th February 2007The first national stocktake of water charging policies in urban and rural water sectors was released today by the chairman of the National Water Commission, Ken Matthews.The stocktake is the first step in … Continue Reading
27th February 2007The NSW Farmers’ Association has called again for the Federal Government to stick by its decision to remove tax concessions for agribusiness managed investment schemes (MIS).The renewed attack is timed to coincide with … Continue Reading
23rd February 2007Queensland Farmers Federation has called on Federal and State Governments to agree on a “commonsense” approach to water reform that provides more effective national leadership on the Murray Darling Basin while providing certainty … Continue Reading
21st February 2007 Australia is the driest continent on Earth is the excuse the State and Federal Government conveniently uses to cover up their lack of vision in not constructing the essential water Storage and … Continue Reading
16th February 2007Plans to develop agricultural production in northern Australia via the Federal Government’s $10 billion water reform package may be halted by the inability of farmers to own and control their property in the … Continue Reading
15th February 2007Groundwater irrigators in NSW who were compensated for cutbacks to their entitlements will face an income tax bill on the payments after all.Prime Minister John Howard has confirmed the payments will be treated … Continue Reading
15th February 2007Queensland farmers are apprehensive about details emerging from Canberra about how far the Federal takeover of water management of the Murray-Darling basin is proposed to go and the impact this could have on … Continue Reading
14th February 2007Despite claims by farmers and irrigators that the government has been short on detail, the government insists the reform process has included a lot of input from irrigators in the past 12 months.Deputy … Continue Reading
12th February 2007Payments to NSW irrigators have not been paid because no ruling has been made on the taxation status of entitlement payments for lost groundwater.NSW Irrigators Council chief executive, Doug Miell, said Prime Minister, … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Irrigators are demanding the Federal Government honour existing property rights agreed to under the National Water Initiative (NWI) in the new $10 billion plan for water.They have warned anything less than that will … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Irrigators are demanding the Federal Government honour existing property rights agreed to under the National Water Initiative (NWI) in the new $10 billion plan for water.They have warned anything less than that will … Continue Reading
8th February 2007Irrigators are demanding the Federal Government honour existing property rights agreed to under the National Water Initiative (NWI) in the new $10 billion plan for water.They have warned anything less than that will … Continue Reading
31st January 2007The NSW Farmers’ Association today welcomes the NSW Opposition’s Native Vegetation policy announcement.The association’s president, Jock Laurie, says, “The NSW Farmers’ Association has raised concerns about the current Native Vegetation regulations. “The Opposition’s … Continue Reading