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Drought

Drought -stricken farmers could pay more

Treasurer Curtis Pitt’s dodgy cash grab to shift debt onto Government Owned Corporations could see drought-stricken farmers slugged more for power and water. Handing down his Mid-Year Fiscal and Economic Review, Treasurer Pitt couldn’t rule out end-users such as famers paying for the extra $1 billion debt loaded on GOCs, such as SunWater. Shadow Natural […]

Drought

DROUGHT COMES TO HINCHINBROOK ELECTORATE

The current severe drought has deepened and widened in North Queensland, with several more council areas being declared by the Queensland Government, taking the total area of the state officially in drought to a record 86 per cent. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the formal declaration of the Townsville City Council area had officially brought […]