Drought is inevitable, Mr Joyce
- Written by John Freebairn, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
Scott Morrison visiting a Queensland farm this week.Alex Ellinghausen/AAPBarnaby Joyce, Australia’s new special envoy for drought assistance and recovery, will have to be careful he doesn’t do more harm than good.
Government funding of agriculture during a drought typically falls into three categories:
- subsidies for farm businesses
- income...