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PM rolls out cash for drought-hit towns

Scott Morrison is set to roll cash out to drought-ridden towns.

Scott Morrison is set to roll cash out to drought-ridden towns. Source: Supplied

The Morrison government is targeting small businesses hit by the long dry and farmers needing finance in a new drought response package.


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The Morrison government is targeting small businesses hit by the long dry and farmers needing finance in a new drought response package.


Scott Morrison has announced the details of a new drought stimulus package centred on zero-interest loans for farmers and small businesses.

"This gives them massive breathing space," the prime minister told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.

The federal government is also releasing 100 gigalitres of water along the Murray River, which will be made available to farmers at discounted rates to grow fodder.

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