Dry test for drought support direction

Alex Druce
March 2 2018 - 5:30am
Since 2010 governments have moved away from ‘crisis grants’ and spruiked a strategy of preparedness and resilience, via a mix of low-interest loans, business training, counselling, and improved weather forecasting.
Since 2010 governments have moved away from ‘crisis grants’ and spruiked a strategy of preparedness and resilience, via a mix of low-interest loans, business training, counselling, and improved weather forecasting.

WITH pockets of the state absolutely parched - and with the 2013 intergovernmental agreement on drought set for renewal - it’s only natural for farmers to question if the current support structures are working.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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