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Environmental issues 'dominate' NFF
24 Jun 2004
Peter Corish, president of the National Farmers' Federation, told attendees at the NFF's 25th anniversary dinner this week that environmental issues have dominated the organisation's priorities in recent times. Over the years, some issues have remained constant, he said, such as taxation, industrial relations, trade reforms and fuel costs, and these issues remain important in relation to the competitiveness of Australian farmers. But in recent years environmental issues have come to the fore, particularly resource security in relation to both land and water.
Mr Corish believes some progress has been made on the water front, including the issue of farmers' security of access, but there's still a long way to go on native vegetation and land management.
Queensland Country Life, 24/6/04.
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