Senior minister tour drought-affected areas as government weighs up funding options

Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud, Nationals member for New England Barnaby Joyce and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in Inverell.

Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud, Nationals member for New England Barnaby Joyce and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in Inverell. Source: AAP

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the federal government will look at what more can be done for farmers as he tours drought-stricken NSW and Queensland.


Drought-stricken farmers desperate for a further cash injection to keep businesses alive will have to wait a little longer as the Morrison government weighs its next move.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg met farming families in northern NSW on Thursday, casting his eye over a herd of cattle in a dusty paddock.

"This is a crisis and as one family member said to me before, this is the community's GFC plus some," he told reporters near Inverell.

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