Outback communities suffer as Queensland drought continues

Ông Richard Kinnon

Ông Richard Kinnon Source: SBS

As Queensland suffers through its fourth year of drought, it's not just the farmers who are suffering.


Rural towns are being de-populated, with little or no work available and no end to the big dry in sight.

 

in the heart of central Queensland, the townies in Longreach say they are the forgotten victims of the drought.

 

 






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