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Australia: Tony Abbott: drought relief not super favourable social security

2014-02-26 03:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The government has announced an extra $320m to help drought-affected farmers, with Tony Abbott emphasising it was disaster relief not a super favourable social security regime. A farming allowance equivalent to the Newstart allowance will be paid to farming families fortnightly to help them with daily living expenses; $280m in concessional loans will be delivered though eligibility standards yet to be announced, and more money will be poured into water-related infrastructure. Up to $10.7m...

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