GrainGrowers welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable process.
GrainGrowers is a national organisation working to enhance the profitability and
sustainability of Australian grain growers. GrainGrowers achieves this through focus areas of policy and advocacy, grower engagement, thought leadership and active investment in future focused activities for all growers. Australian growers are at the heart of all that GrainGrowers does and the focus of its work.
As per the directives of the Economic Reform Roundtable and the Treasurer, GrainGrowers has identified practical reforms that are in the national interest. These reforms will deliver high productivity multiples for the Australian economy while increasing economic resilience, amidst a volatile global environment.
GrainGrowers makes the following recommendations to improve productivity, drive long-term growth, and secure a prosperous future for all Australians:
- Legislate the right to repair for agricultural machinery.
- Streamline the Performance Based Standards road access process to unlock
productivity, improve safety, and reduce emissions. - Tie federal road funding to gazetted road access.
- Investigate the mandatory use of rotating beacon lights on trains and the
deployment of Rail Active Crossing System technology to improve safety and reduce regulatory burden at rail crossings. - Expand the definition of “primary producer” to enable equitable access to
emerging income sources. - Improve on-farm productivity by streamlining the migration system.
- Improving bilateral agreements for vegetation management to reduce
uncertainty and risk.
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