Climate change, water and treatment of labour high priorities for newly elected Australian government
May 25, 2022Following early results of the recent federal election and given the policy backgrounds of the ALP and the…
Govt prioritises apple and pear industry to help get a fair deal
May 11, 2022Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, David Littleproud, today announced the Coalition Government would be backing fairer prices…
Labor non-committal on AgVisa as Federal Election 2022 is called
April 12, 2022Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s comments at the National Farmers Federation (NFF) conference last week indicated the Labor Party…
Labour: new resources and advocacy updates
March 30, 2022Resources for changes to the Hort Award To support employers in the upcoming changes to the Hort Award…
Horticultural Netting Program update
February 16, 2022The state governments are aiming to have their working guidelines for the Horticultural Netting Program finalised by the…
Fair Work Commission decision on piece work rates
February 2, 2022The Fair Work Commission has made their decision on piece work rates. Start date for changes to piece…
Pieceworker rates decision to be finalised in 2022
December 22, 2021The Fair Work Commission decision on pieceworker rates will not be finalised until the new year. The Commission…
Storm and disaster support and netting grant updates
December 8, 2021Storm and flood events in recent months have caused significant damage across various regions of the eastern and…
FPSC A-NZ releases new food safety fact sheets
December 7, 2021Food Defence The Fresh Produce Safety Centre (FPSC) Australia & New Zealand has released a new fact sheet to support ‘food defence’ in…
Government sets timeline for streamlining Pacific labour
November 24, 2021The federal government yesterday announced the next stage in the process for reforming the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme,…
