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The Coalition's proposal for a 19 per cent tax on backpacker earnings looks shaky as senators prepare to amend and reject the Government's legislation.
Topics: tourism, federal-government, tax, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, farm-labour, rural-tourism, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedThe Coalition's 19 per cent backpacker tax compromise looks set for defeat in the Senate, with Labor and Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie pushing for a 10.5 per cent rate
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| UpdatedOne Nation leader says her WA colleague's case should be judged by the High Court.
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| UpdatedFarmers battling an uncertain economic climate as politicians bicker over proposed backpacker tax changes.
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The always complicated Senate is a conundrum encased in complexity – made even more challenging to decipher by the possible High Court challenges to two Senate spots. This week, political reporters Matthew Doran and Caitlyn Gribbin look at the fate of Bob Day and Rod Culleton’s elections to the upper house, and the preparations down under for the biggest show on earth – the US election.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, australia, parliament-house-2600
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The competition watchdog has found plenty of room for improvement in the way livestock is bought and sold in Australia. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission made 14 recommendations on how to do just that, in a wide-ranging report on the red meat sector, released on Monday.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, beef-cattle, livestock, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedThe competition watchdog is investigating allegations of bid-rigging and attempts to squeeze out livestock buying rivals, arising from its inquiry into the red meat industry.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, beef-cattle, livestock, parliament-house-2600, barnawartha-3688
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This week, Matthew Doran and Anna Henderson bring you breaking news from inside the parliamentary lifts, the latest on the quality of the Prime Minister’s small talk game and a very average breakdown of the Paid Parental Leave debate from a childless reporter and one soon to be mother. The Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid of ABC News podcasting deliver their final episode together.
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| UpdatedThe government's backpacker tax was never specifically investigated to see if it would hurt farmers and the tourism industry, a Senate inquiry has revealed.
Topics: federal-government, tax, rural, agribusiness, rural-tourism, tourism, agricultural-crops, fruit, vegetables, agricultural-policy, farm-labour, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedDairy farmers hoping for urgent financial relief are waiting up to six months for money to come through from the Federal Government.
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Guns drawn at 10 paces - the Adler shotgun has dominated debate in Parliament House this week, regarding who knew what and when, and who they told about it, when, why and how. Also, the mire of Senate estimates has dredged up some gold, including a taxpayer funded trip to Paris to discuss how DFAT could save some coin.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has responded to demands that it take a close look at the dairy industry, indicating the industry is a likely candidate for the ACCC's next in-depth 'market study'. The calls have come from farmers and politicians alike, in the months after Murray Goulburn and Fonterra slashed milk prices. The ACCC is already investigating specific issues relating to dairy contracts and the price crash. Anna Vidot spoke to ACCC chairman Rod Sims for ABC Rural.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-subsidies, agricultural-policy, dairy-production, parliament-house-2600
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Barnaby Joyce has blocked Opposition attempts to use Senate Estimates to gain access to a cost-benefit analysis of moving the national chemical regulator.
Topics: agricultural-policy, federal-government, agricultural-chemicals, parliament-house-2600, armidale-2350
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government's plan to tax backpackers at 19 per cent is set for Senate review after passing House of Representatives.
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, farm-labour, federal-parliament, parliament-house-2600
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Backpacker tax uncertainty continues despite the government introducing its compromise bills to the parliament.
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The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has released its long-awaited report on the social and economic effects of the Basin Plan, on northern irrigation communities. The results back up what communities have been saying for years - that the removal of water from farming is having a devastating impact on employment. The Basin Authority is now working through whether it will recommend changes to the Basin Plan, which would require the approval of the Commonwealth Parliament. Basin Authority chief executive Philip Glyde discusses the findings, and the next steps, with ABC Rural's Anna Vidot.
Topics: environmentally-sustainable-business, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, murray-darling-basin, water, water-management, water-supply, federal---state-issues, federal-government, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, irrigation, parliament-house-2600
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The Basin Plan is hitting northern irrigation communities hard, a long-awaited report finds.
Topics: environmentally-sustainable-business, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, murray-darling-basin, water, water-management, water-supply, federal---state-issues, federal-government, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, irrigation, parliament-house-2600
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There are great expectations for sugar and cotton exporters, while beef faces increasing competition: ABARES' latest farm forecast for 2016-17.
Topics: trade, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, cotton, grain, oilseeds, sugar, wool, crop-harvesting, beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, dairy-production, sheep-production, livestock, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedClose to the stroke of midnight the Senate finally passed the Government's omnibus budget savings bill, allowing the Coalition to pocket more than $6 billion in budget savings.
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| UpdatedDismayed and frustrated Tasmanian farmers travel to Canberra in the latest attempt to convince the Federal Government to dump its controversial backpacker tax.
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