Progress, but still no agreement on national drought policy

Mike Foley
Updated October 30 2018 - 7:03pm, first published October 29 2018 - 2:01pm
Scott Morrison. Photo by Alex Ellinghausen
Scott Morrison. Photo by Alex Ellinghausen

Federal government will establish a $5 billion Future Drought Fund to deliver $100 million a year for support and resilience from 2020, but that might not be the government’s most significant agricultural achievement.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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