Media Room
May 2012
QWC builds on understanding of groundwater impacts from CSG - 17 May 2012
Government must support sustainable irrigation - 15 May 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 14 May 2012
More work needed to determine water prices - 11 May 2012
Drought reform continues to drag on - 8 May 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 8 May 2012
Final Basin Plan must focus on localism - 2 May 2012
April 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 30 April 2012
EC drought interest subsidy dries up - 27 April 2012
Gas Commission has a big job ahead of it - 24 April 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 23 April 2012
QFF looks forward to working with new Gas Commission - 23 April 2012
Electricity tariff impacts to devastate agriculture - 18 April 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 16 April 2012
Submissions close on Murray Darling draft Plan - 16 April 2012
Farm costs to rise after carbon countdown - 12 April 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 11 April 2012
Local government planning an important issue for farmers - 3 April 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 2 April 2012
March 2012
QFF looks forward to working with Newman Ministry - 30 March 2012
Much work ahead after landslide election result - 28 March 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 27 March 2012
QFF congratulates LNP on election win - 26 March 2012
QFF sums up the State election campaign - 23 March 2012
Momentum building around invigorating agricultural education - 21 March 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 19 March 2012
Electricity hikes expected - 16 March 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 12 March 2012
Regional infrastructure a crucial investment - 6 March 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 5 March 2012
February 2012
Agricultural jobs a major mainstay of the employment market - 28 February 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 27 February 2012
Regions a key battleground in election - 21 February 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 20 February 2012
Irrigators reject SunWater price submission - 14 February 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 13 February 2012
NDRRA measures to help flood-hit victims - 8 February 2012
Farmers get raw detail in retail war - 8 February 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 7 February 2012
January 2012
One year after Yasi – one year of hard work - 31 January 2012
Yasi anniversary marks time to commemorate hard work - 31 January 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 30 January 2012
Rubber hits the road on strategic cropping land - 30 January 2012
QFF statement on Qld election - 25 January 2012
Foreign capital an important part of agricultural landscape - 24 January 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 23 January 2012
Time to toast Year of the Farmer - 18 January 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 16 January 2012
QCA investigation needs to broaden its horizons - 12 January 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 9 January 2012
Voting year will highlight important issues for farmers - 3 January 2012
Weekly Bulletin - 3 January 2012
December 2011
Plenty to look forward to in 2012 - 27 December 2011
Disaster assistance deadline extension welcome news - 22 December 2011
Deal in Durban delivers modest accord - 19 December 2011
Weekly Bulletin - 19 December 2011
Efficient farming costs time, money, and energy - 13 December 2011
Weekly Bulletin - 12 December 2011
QFF welcomes SCL soil science panel - 9 December 2011
Why banks can continue to bank on agriculture - 6 December 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 6 December 2011
November 2011
Community knowledge needed to minimise impact of draft Basin Plan - 29 November 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 28 November 2011
Further consultations scope future for rural research - 24 November 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 21 November 2011
Proposed prices grim news for scheme irrigators - 17 November 2011
Report forecasts grim news for Qld irrigators - 14 November 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 14 November 2011
Science and sustainability must come first in gas boom - 10 November 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 7 November 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 2 November 2011
Growing world population is an opportunity for Qld agriculture - 2 November 2011
October 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 25 October 2011
SCL legislation must protect our ag soils - 25 October 2011
Strategic cropping land protection another step closer - 25 October 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 17 October 2011
Agriculture forecast to produce a ‘record crop’, but mixed result across sectors - 13 October 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 10 October 2011
Tax overhaul long overdue but won’t happen overnight - 4 October 2011
Celebrating the acheivements of the Reef Rescue program - 3 October 2011
September 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 26 September 2011
QFF welcomes new LNP agricultural strategy - 16 September 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 12 September 2011
Busy policy agenda heightens need for strong rural groups - 6 September 2011
JOANNE GRAINGER NEW QFF PRESIDENT - 6 September 2011
GARY SANSOM STANDS DOWN AS QFF PRESIDENT - 5 September 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 5 September 2011
August 2011
Decade of challenge highlights strength of Qld farmers - 30 August 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 29 August 2011
Famers say to CSG industry: ‘show me the money’? - 23 August 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 22 August 2011
QFF WELCOMES NDRRA EXTENSION - 18 August 2011
Report Card one of many steps to Reef health - 16 August 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 15 August 2011
Six-month mark creates lessons in disaster recovery - 9 August 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 8 August 2011
GM crops a vital technology for farmers and society - 3 August 2011
CYCLONE RECOVERY PROGRESSING AND ONGOING - 2 August 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 1 August 2011
July 2011
Commonwealth can play a role in CSG water management - 26 July 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 25 July 2011
Healthy foreign relations important for the farm sector - 19 July 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 18 July 2011
CARBON POLICIES CREATE RISKS FOR MODERN FARMING SYSTEMS - 13 July 2011
Big risks for agriculture from carbon tax - 12 July 2011
ENERGY TAX ANOTHER HEAVY BLOW ON FARM MARGINS - 11 July 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 11 July 2011
Healthy Headwaters sets the right path leading toward draft Plan - 5 July 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 4 July 2011
ARBITRARY PRICE HIKES APPROVED BY CABINET - 1 July 2011
June 2011
Climate attitudes changing faster than our government - 29 June 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 27 June 2011
Food policy will be a massive undertaking - 21 June 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 21 June 2011
QFF GIVES PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A FOOD POLICY A TICK OF APPROVAL - 15 June 2011
Dual economy a risk for farm sector - 14 June 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 14 June 2011
Shake up looms for Murray Darling reform - 7 June 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 6 June 2011
Gas explosion highlights need for caution - 1 June 2011
CROPPING LAND POLICY CREEPS UP ON SUCCESS - 1 June 2011
May 2011
QFF CONDEMNS ARBITRARY PRICE HIKES - 31 May 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 30 May 2011
Farmers slash tree clearing rates in Queensland - 25 May 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 23 May 2011
Low water prices insufficient to encourage water sales in the Murray Darling - 17 May 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 16 May 2011
Budget 11-12 heavy on rhetoric - 11 May 2011
BUDGET 2011-12 FROSTY FOR AGRICULTURE - 11 May 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 9 May 2011
Rural property values subdued in 2011 - 4 May 2011
April 2011
Scepticism mounts on carbon tax - 27 April 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 27 April 2011
SCL criteria not perfect but we must move forward - 19 April 2011
FAST ACTION NEEDED ON STRATEGIC CROPPING LAND POLICY - 18 April 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 18 April 2011
Yasi Recovery Effort Boosted in FNQ - 12 April 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 11 April 2011
Qld starts developing food policy - 6 April 2011
IRRIGATOR ANGER TO BOIL OVER AT PUBLIC MEETINGS - 4 April 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 4 April 2011
March 2011
Biosecurity response needs a national commitment - 30 March 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 28 March 2011
Nuclear questions will only fuel the gas rus - 23 March 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 21 March 2011
Uncertain future for Qld Murray-Darling irrigation - 15 March 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 14 March 2011
Farmers suffer at hands of major retailers - 8 March 2011
IROs TO HELP FNQ FARMERS - 8 March 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 7 March 2011
QFF WELCOMES ELEVATION OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE - 3 March 2011
Farmers wary of carbon debate - 1 March 2011
February 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 28 February 2011
CATEGORY D NEEDED FOR FLOOD RECOVERY - 25 February 2011
Callide groundwater – an overallocated resource - 22 February 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 21 February 2011
QFF GIVES PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A FOOD POLICY A TICK OF APPROVAL - 20 February 2011
Our climate is highly variable and let’s not forget it - 15 February 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 14 February 2011
Disaster impact mounts for Qld agriculture - 8 February 2011
Water price decision invests in sustainability - 7 February 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 7 February 2011
WORK NEEDED ON FLOOD LEVY BEFORE IT CAN HOLD WATER - 1 February 2011
January 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 31 January 2011
Community resilience must continue in recovery - 25 January 2011
SEQ must not overshadow the regional recovery. - 17 January 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 10 January 2011
QFF HAS UPDATED ITS DISASTER ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET - 5 January 2011
Lessons from previous disasters could help with flood - 4 January 2011
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 4 January 2011
December 2010
Year of milestones presents plenty of challenges - 23 December 2010
Water price decision invests in sustainability - 21 December 2010
QFF PUBLISHES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET - 21 December 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 20 December 2010
GOVT SEES THE LIGHT ON IRRIGATION PRICING - 17 December 2010
Leadership needed to assess nuclear feasibility - 14 December 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 13 December 2010
Carbon reform will not be a painless journey - 8 December 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 6 December 2010
Foreign farm invasion may be an exaggeration - 1 December 2010
November 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 29 November 2010
WOLA Bill must protect underground water - 24 November 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 22 November 2010
QFF WELCOMES BUYBACK FUNDING FOR LOWER BALONNE - 19 November 2010
Wandoan Coal a first-up hypothetical test of SCL agenda - 17 November 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 15 November 2010
Soft commodities enjoy an upswing - 9 November 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 8 November 2010
Lack of detail erodes Basin Plan credibility - 2 November 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 1 November 2010
October 2010
Scene is set for a seventies-style wet - 26 October 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 25 October 2010
LNG ANNOUNCEMENT COULD TRIGGER RAPID CSG DEVELOPMENT - 22 October 2010
Fire ant battle must continue - 20 October 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 18 October 2010
FEDERAL INTERVENTION ON WATER IS WELCOME - 15 October 2010
Basin Plan fails regional areas - 12 October 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 11 October 2010
IRRIGATION CUTS WOULD DELIVER A CRUEL BLOW TO QLD - 11 October 2010
SCL policy framework needs sharpening - 6 October 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 4 October 2010
IRRIGATORS STRONGLY OPPOSE GOVERNMENT’S PLANS FOR WATER PRICES - 4 October 2010
September 2010
Irrational suggestions in PC draft report - 28 September 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 27 September 2010
Spring off to a wet start - 21 September 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 20 September 2010
Government pushes ahead with valuation changes - 14 September 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 13 September 2010
Report shows gas risks to Condamine alluvium - 8 September 2010
QFF TO WORK WITH GILLARD GOVERNMENT - 8 September 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 6 September 2010
Price review flags concern for Queensland irrigators - 1 September 2010
August 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 30 August 2010
Cropping land policy discussion has promising start - 24 August 2010
QFF WELCOMES STRATEGIC CROPPING LAND POLICY FRAMEWORK - 24 August 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 23 August 2010
FINAL ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES - 20 August 2010
QFF WELCOMES CHANGES TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY BILL - 20 August 2010
Election policies a good start – but need refinement - 18 August 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 16 August 2010
COALITION WATER POLICY ANNOUNCED - 13 August 2010
Water report reveals heavy community toll of water cuts - 10 August 2010
QFF COMMENT ON ALP MDB POLICY - 10 August 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 9 August 2010
IRRIGATION CUTS TO SAVAGE RURAL TOWNS - 6 August 2010
Electricity hikes another burden for farmers - 3 August 2010
LABOR FOOD PLAN MUST BUILD ON R&D - 3 August 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 2 August 2010
July 2010
Citizen’s assembly spells climate delay - 28 July 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 26 July 2010
Kingaroy groundwater incident raises the red flag - 21 July 2010
DISSAPOINTMENT WITH DELAY OF BASIN PLAN - 20 July 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 19 July 2010
QFF STATEMENT ON FEDERAL ELECTION 2010 - 19 July 2010
Qld ag a key sector for election ’10 - 16 July 2010
CHEMICAL DISCOVERY IN UNDERGROUND WATER ALARMING FOR QLD FARMERS - 16 July 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 12 July 2010
Positive messages needed to bolster ag recruitment - 7 July 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 5 July 2010
June 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 28 June 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 21 June 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 15 June 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 7 June 2010
May 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 31 May 2010
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WEEKLY BULLETIN - 17 May 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 10 May 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 4 May 2010
April 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 26 April 2010
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March 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 29 March 2010
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WEEKLY BULLETIN - 15 March 2010
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WEEKLY BULLETIN - 1 March 2010
February 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 22 February 2010
CYCLONE ASSISTANCE WELCOME – BUT DON’T FORGET THE FLOODS - 16 February 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 15 February 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 8 February 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 1 February 2010
January 2010
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 25 January 2010
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December 2009
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 21 December 2009
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November 2009
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 30 November 2009
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WEEKLY BULLETIN - 9 November 2009
WEEKLY BULLETIN - 2 November 2009
April 2009
ENERGY TAX ANOTHER HEAVY BLOW ON FARM MARGINS - 6 April 2009
January 2009
CYCLONE RECOVERY PROGRESSING AND ONGOING - 1 January 2009