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Ministers Agree On Drought Assistance Overhaul
Thursday November 13, 2008
THE Rudd Government is paving the way for a substantial overhaul of the nation's drought assistance, with federal and state agriculture ministers agreeing yesterday that one of the key aspects of assistance - assessments of whether or not a farming area is in a one-in-20-25-year - should be dumped.Ministers Agree To Change Drought Relief Assistance
Thursday November 13, 2008
THE Rudd Government is paving the way for a substantial overhaul of the nation's drought assistance, with federal and state agriculture ministers agreeing yesterday that one of the key aspects of assistance - assessments of whether a farming area is in a one-in-20-to-25-year drought - should be dumped.