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Prime Super appoints fourth independent director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... majority of independent directors, with only one union (Australian Workers' Union) and one employer nominated (National Farmers' Federation) director. "There is a growing push in the industry to make industry super fund trustee boards more independent," ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... some in the community this Budget will not be easy. But this Budget is not about self-interest. This Budget is about the national interest. The Government's Economic Action Strategy is not about undermining a strong social safety net; it is about making ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... news as a result of poor staff satisfaction, another issues that management wishes to address. The National Farmers Federation has said that minimum salary levels for the visa holder category known as 457 could make it uneconomical for employers to use ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
In a bid to ensure the supply of farm labour, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) has asked the Federal Government to reduce the withholding tax on foreign workers from 29 to 13 per cent saying that the $7 billion horticulture industry could lose ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
... mortgage holders and the 650,00 who have done so in the last five years will be "taken to the brink". The National Farmers Federation has estimated that total debt has risen by about 10 per cent over the last year to $43 billion at a time when farmers ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... agreement with China with exports to China increasing three-fold in the last decade, according to the National Farmers Federation (NFF). The NFF acknowledged that there were sensitive issues like the vulnerability of the Australian horticulture sector ...

RetireInvest uses Alliance Programme to build business

... way of generating leads and referrals. The strategy forms part of the RetireInvest' broader focus on establishing both national arrangements with employers and professional associations, such as the Commercial Law Association and Victorian Farmers Federation ...

Howard says no need for further rate hikes

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
... move, which came ahead of an expected rise in the jobless rate when employment figures are released tomorrow. National Farmers' Federation spokesman Charles Burke said the rate move would add $631 a year to the average farm debt of $252,300. "These increases ...

Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
... is also concern in the agricultural sector that a rate rise might hit the post-drought recovery. The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation commodity price indicator dropped 4.6 per cent in September, almost totally due to the strengthening Australian ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged

... last altered rates with a 25 basis point hike on June 5 2002. Over the past week, industry groups including the National Farmers' Federation and Australian Business Ltd have been calling for a rate cut, fearing the rising Australian dollar would harm ...