ADF Media Releases

Carve-out dairy from this unfair trade deal

October 29, 2026

Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) has delivered a blunt message to Trade Minister Don Farrell on the Australia–European Union Free Trade...

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Government – not farmers – must take responsibility for failed water projects

October 14, 2026

Farmers must not be left to carry the can for Government’s failure to deliver on its environmental water commitments, Australian...

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ADF welcomes visa processing priority for agriculture – calls for backlog to be cleared

September 17, 2026

Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to restore agriculture as a priority for skilled visa processing...

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Home-brand imports put Australian dairy on the line

September 1, 2026

Woolworths’ billion-dollar profit has raised fresh questions about how Australia’s biggest food retailer backs home-grown dairy, local processors and regional...

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Dairy calls for urgent visa priority fix

August 25, 2026

Months after the Federal Government committed to a national food security strategy, a policy decision by Immigration Minister Tony Burke...

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Government puts dairy workers at back of visa queue

August 18, 2026

Australian Dairy Farmers is calling on the Federal Government to urgently reverse a visa processing change that has pushed many...

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ADF backs Rushy Lagoon inquiry as concern grows over farmland market distortion

August 11, 2026

Australia’s peak dairy farmer representative body says Tasmania has seized an opportunity to investigate concerns about the impact government policies...

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Longwarry closure brings dairy’s pain home

July 22, 2026

The country’s peak dairy farmer representative body says today’s news that Lactalis’s Longwarry processing plant will close reflects the mounting...

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EU’s livestock lesson to the world

July 14, 2026

Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) has highlighted lessons for Australia in the European Union's (EU) prioritisation of livestock industries, recognising the role they...

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Rushy Lagoon sale exposes government hypocrisy on food security

July 13, 2026

The sale of Tasmania’s largest dairy property to a foreign-backed investment fund exposes the contradiction between the Federal Government’s food...

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