Supermarkets' drought aid as media stunts

The Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says dollar-a-litre milk promotions are adding to drought-stricken dairy farmers' pain.

The Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says dollar-a-litre milk promotions are adding to drought-stricken dairy farmers' pain. Source: AAP

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says levies introduced by the big supermarket chains, purportedly to assist drought-stricken farmers, are just media stunts. The minister says Coles and Woolworths could help farmers more if they dropped their dollar-a-litre milk promotions.



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