Current Affairs: Drought relief for struggling Australian farmers

Malcolm Turnbull, farmer Phillip Miles, his wife Ashley

Source: AAP

The Turnbull government has announced a new $190 million package for farmers as they struggle through what's being described as one of the worst droughts of the past century. The funding, which includes a boost for mental health services, takes the federal government’s drought response to $576 million. Winmas Yu has the details.



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