General News

WAFarmers Dairy President Ian Noakes elected to ADF Board

WAFarmers congratulates our Dairy Section President, Ian Noakes, for his election to the Board of Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF). See ADF media statement below: ADF welcomes new board director Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, which included the announcement of election results for one vacant Board Director position. The position was contested by two candidates, Western Australian dairy farmer Ian Noakes and Gippsland dairy farmer Paul Mumford. Mr Noakes was

Darren Brown November 26, 2025

Opinion Articles

When Canberra grabbed the Timeclock

After a decade of Labor “modernisation,” the federal wage system now comes with a hidden tripwire buried deep in the fine print — and it’s farmers who keep stepping on it Under the Pastoral Award 2020, a harvester driver on a base machine operators’ rate of $32.90 an hour can suddenly cost you $48.50 once the 152-hour overtime cliff kicks in. That’s not rational economics; it’s central planning with double penalty rates. The story of

Trevor Whittington November 20, 2025