Drought relief: The dos and don'ts of helping Australian farmers and rural...
The devastation of the drought has captured the nation's attention, and thousands of people want to know the best way to help.
View Article'Parma for a farmer' to help drought-stricken communities
The humble chicken 'parma' is being called upon to help drought-stricken farmers in New South Wales and Queensland.
View ArticleDrought drives demand for feed grain, forcing up prices and creating new...
Demand for hay and grain is headed for "uncharted waters" as farmers struggle to find feed for their livestock.
View ArticleVictoria bracing for worst fire season in a decade
Conditions in parts of Victoria are the worst firefighters have seen since Black Saturday when 173 people died.
View ArticleWA convoy delivers much-needed hay to drought-stricken NSW farmers
Drought-stricken NSW farmers have tears in their eyes as a convoy of trucks rolls in from Western Australia with a delivery of donated hay.
View Article'Don't forget us': Farmers in Victoria's east battle a 'green drought'
Eastern Victorian farmland may look relatively lush, but the paddocks are bare and the cattle are hungry, prompting farmers to plead with governments not to ignore them.
View ArticleSeasonal workers flock west as drought shrinks number of casual jobs in the...
As the Western Australian industry struggles to meet demand for seasonal workers, farmers now want to hire workers impacted by the drought before backpackers.
View ArticleVictorian government's $5m drought package leaves Gippsland farmers wanting
Farmers in East Gippsland aren't happy with Victoria's new drought-assistant package, which they say does not go far enough.
View ArticleWhen size does matter: Drought forces new rules for hay trucks
Trucking load regulations are relaxed at state borders to get animal feed to drought-affected farmers.
View ArticleEmbattled dairy farmer's social post gets supermarkets to implement 10-cent...
Following an impassioned plea by a NSW farmer and calls by the industry, the supermarket giants have lifted the cost of home brand milk.
View ArticleBig banks to share data on drought-stressed customers with Federal Government
TheGovernmenthasformeda taskforcewiththemajorbanks aheadofthismonth'sdrought summit,aimingtobetterassist farmersandcommunitiesstruggling throughthebigdry.
View ArticlePrince Charles sends letters of support to Australian farmers battling drought
It has been a tough year for Australia's farmers, but a small gesture can go a long way especially when it's from a future king.
View ArticleEastern Australia receives historic grain import volumes as drought creeps...
Grain handlers have stepped up the amount of grain being domestically imported into eastern Australia and are considering importing product from overseas.
View ArticleStock culled as drought drives grain, hay prices to 'scary' highs amid record...
Farmers are being forced to put animals down as drought-driven demand pushes the cost of feed to 'scary' highs.
View ArticleVictorian farmers get $25m drought support package to help boost preparedness
The Victorian Government announces a $25 million drought preparedness and support package that expands relief arrangements for farmers living in drought-affected areas across the state.
View ArticleBOM outlook: Low chance of drought recovery for eastern Australia in coming...
Despite heavy rain lashing parts of the country in recent weeks the big dry is far from over and according to the latest BOM outlook, the hard times are set to continue.
View ArticleBanks lobbied to extend moratorium on branch closures in drought-affected areas
The banking union is pushing Australia's biggest agricultural lenders to commit to long-term drought policies to protect country branches and customers, ahead of today's meeting with key government...
View ArticleCorn demand booms for WA's emerging industry as drought hits eastern farmers
Demand for corn from WA's Kimberley region is booming as drought-affected farmers turn away from the summer crop in main growing regions.
View ArticleRural Aid and Aussie Helpers working with national charity regulator
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission seeks assurances from Rural Aid and Aussie Helpers that money and goods being donated is reaching those in need.
View ArticleRed Cross expands drought grants to eastern Victorian farmers
Farmers in eastern Victoria are facing their third dry season but new cash grants are now available to help relieve the financial pressure.
View ArticleDrought-affected farmers 'choosing which child to remove from boarding...
Parents of children in drought-affected areas are having to decide which of their kids to remove from boarding schools due to not being able to afford school fees, the head of a national rural group says.
View ArticleDrought-affected Australian regions welcome first Vietnamese molasses...
With an Australian molasses shortage, Vietnam delivers the sugarcane by-product used by graziers to sustain livestock through dry times.
View ArticleFarm lobby slams new Commonwealth and state governments' drought agreement
The National Farmers Federation wants an overhaul of an intergovernmental agreement on drought but fears a freshly inked deal does not go far enough to support farmers.
View ArticleDrought aid: Where has the money been allocated and what difference is it...
Billions of dollars has gone to farmers during the drought this year. But has the money been well spent? Or is it a case of spending good money after bad?
View ArticleBOM declares 2018 Australia's third-hottest year on record
If you thought it was hot last year, you're not wrong. The Bureau of Meteorology is warning there is little relief on the cards, with 2018's high temperatures and severely dry conditions expected to...
View ArticleSupermarket Coles begins hand-out of drought money levied on cheap milk
Supermarket giant Coles is going to start handing out the money it collected from a levy on milk it sold to customers this week.
View ArticleForeign aid under fire on social media with calls to 'help our own' during...
Some posts and memes on social media want foreign aid cut until Australians get back on their feet after natural disasters. But is this too simplistic?
View ArticleFarmers 'insulted' and feel ignored by Victorian Government's latest drought...
Farmers are disappointed by additional drought assistance announced by the Victorian Government and say the Agriculture Minister is "naive" and "out of touch".
View ArticleDrought wipes billions from Australian farm production
The National commodity forecaster, ABARES, finds three quarters of dairy farmers and half of all broadacre farmers will receive a lower income than they did last year because of the drought.
View ArticleFarmers call drought 'a natural disaster' as daily dust storms, gale-force...
Eastern Victoria's "forgotten drought" farmers say it is time the drought is called a natural disaster, after gale-force winds blow away the little topsoil left in their barren paddocks.
View ArticleAustralia's wool clip expected to be lowest in almost 100 years as drought bites
Australian wool totals are forecast to be down by 12.7 per cent on last year a drop of 43 million kilograms, and the lowest yield since 1924, when the industry was much smaller.
View ArticleWildlife shelters inundated, as drought pushes native animals into urban...
Wildlife carers in Victoria say more native animals are being injured or killed as prolonged dry weather drives them to seek food and water closer to urban areas.
View ArticleSouth Gippsland hailstorm blankets beaches as wet weather sweeps across Victoria
A hailstorm blankets Gippsland beaches in white as a cold front sweeps across Victoria, downing trees and causing flash flooding as it dumps 50 millimetres of rain west of Melbourne.
View ArticleWater drought becomes money drought for many country towns
As the water dries up in drought-affected Australia, so does the money that keeps many country towns afloat.
View ArticleDrought eats into Australia's agri-accounts as we import grain, deal with...
From sky-high water costs to prohibitively expensive livestock feed, new forecasts show how drought will impact Australia's exports and agricultural production.
View ArticleGippsland farmers are struggling through a green drought and say outsiders...
The paddocks of Gippsland look green, but farmers are still in drought and have lost as much as 70 per cent of their regular income.
View ArticleGippsland council gives $700 debit cards to help drought-affected farmers and...
Wellington Shire Council in Victoria's Gippsland region gives eligible farmers $700 pre-loaded debit cards to provide some financial relief and stimulate the local economy.
View ArticleABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers
Australian grain growers will produce one of their smallest crops of the decade this year.
View ArticleBarnaby Joyce says he sent 'an awful lot' of special drought envoy reports to PM
The Federal Government's former special drought envoy says he sent "an awful lot" of reports to the Prime Minister, after a letter tabled in the Senate notes he did not compile a final report during...
View ArticleFlooding rains, infant milk demand from China buoy South Gippsland dairy...
While many dairy farmers in northern Victoria are downsizing and selling up due to drought and the cost of water, in South Gippsland they are investing in their businesses.
View ArticleFarmers and drought-affected communities to receive an extra $100m in federal...
Fresh from his tour of the United States, Prime Minister Scott Morrison heads to Queensland to pledge more money to support drought-affected communities.
View ArticleVictoria announces drought support for East and Central Gippsland, Millewa...
Farmers struggling in the driest parts of Victoria will have access to an extra $31m in relief funds, days after the Federal Government announced an extension in drought support.
View ArticleAustralia's drought policy black hole not filled by Government's stopgap support
If Morrison had a message for farmers, announcing it on a Friday afternoon amid football finals, school holidays and long weekends is not how you'd typically deliver it, writes Kath Sullivan.
View ArticleGovernment offers one-off payment for farmers coming off Farm Household...
Farmers are entitled to a new, one-off payment from the Federal Government to help them decide if their farm is sustainable or could be sold.
View ArticleFarmers ask Scott Morrison to consider financial incentives to leave...
Exit packages are one of six measures the National Farmers' Federation has requested of the Federal Government in a bid to help those affected by what it says is unprecedented drought.
View ArticleDrought-hit towns anxiously await federal economic stimulus package
Hopes are raised in drought-stricken towns that the Federal Government is on the cusp of delivering a stimulus package, with local mayors urging a generous spend.
View ArticleMajor stimulus package for drought-affected regions set to be approved by...
The ABC understands drought-stricken towns will be the target of federal stimulus potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars under a program designed to support regional communities enduring...
View ArticleExit packages might help some farmers, but history shows the take-up is slim
The Federal Government is unlikely to adopt the National Farmers' Federation call for exit packages for drought-ravaged farmers. But even if it did, history suggests they're unlikely to have much impact.
View ArticleDrought-affected farmers and businesses to be offered super-cheap loans to...
The ABC can reveal the Federal Government's latest drought measures will include sweeping changes to an existing finance scheme as part of a $500 million drought stimulus package.
View ArticleDrought stimulus package includes $100 million for SA to turn on desalination...
Murray River water destined for Adelaide will be reallocated to farmers upstream so they can grow feed for their livestock, as part of a federal drought stimulus package announced today.
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