Media Releases
2009
- NSW drought assistance application referred for advice - 20 October 2009
- Helping drought affected families with education expenses - 5 October 2009
- Queensland Exceptional Circumstances application referred for advice - 1 October 2009
- Succession planning recognised for drought-affected farmers - 9 September 2009
- Government accepts advice on Northern Territory EC region - 17 August 2009
- Existing NRAC members will continue to assess drought declarations - 1 July 2009
- Legislation further proof Rudd Government is continuing drought support - 24 June 2009
- Government accepts advice on Exceptional Circumstances in NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia - 27 May 2009
- Advice accepted on western NSW Exceptional Circumstances regions - 21 May 2009
- Rudd Government is continuing drought support - 14 May 2009
- Rudd Government investing in rural and regional Australia - 12 May 2009
- Drought support continues for farming families - 12 May 2009
- Interim drought assistance for Bega Valley farmers - 1 May 2009
- Government seeking advice on review of NSW drought areas - 8 April 2009
- Government accepts advice on two drought regions of NSW - 24 March 2009
- Farmers to start receiving support payments from today - 12 March 2009
- Government receives final drought review report - 6 March 2009
- Interim drought assistance granted to remaining Victorian bushfire zone - 22 February 2009
- Drought assistance extended for parts of NSW, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia - 12 February 2009
- Rudd Govt extends drought assistance for Victoria fire zones - 12 February 2009
- Supporting jobs in regional and rural Australia - 3 February 2009
2008
- Drought assistance to be extended for parts of northern NSW - 13 November 2008
- Draft Productivity Commission report on drought released - 30 October 2008
- Discussions underway over Central North North-West EC area - 8 October 2008
- Drought assistance to continue for parts of Gippsland region - 1 October 2008
- Government receives report on social impact of drought - 30 September 2008
- Discussions continue over Gippsland drought support - 19 September 2008
- Drought policy and emissions trading discussed at Ministerial Council - 19 September 2008
- Federal Government accepts advice on drought declarations - 19 August 2008
- Communities give first-hand accounts of the social impact of drought - 5 August 2008
- Droughts to be more severe and occur more often in the future - 6 July 2008
- Details of national review of drought policy released – 19 June 2008
- Expert panel to review social impact of drought - 2 June 2008
- Drought policy for Australia’s future - 23 April 2008
Former Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Media releases and speeches by former Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries can be located at Pandora - Australia's Web Archive
2007
- Full EC support for Northern Wheatbelt - 8 October 2007
- $430 million in additional drought assistance - 17 September 2007
- All Victoria now full EC-declared - 13 August 2007
- Drought aid to lift community spirits - 9 July 2007
- $8 million for CWA to distribute drought relief - 25 May 2007
- FEDERAL BUDGET 2007-08: Helping hand extended for farm families - 8 May 2007
- Tasmanian drought assistance - 4 May 2007
- Drought assistance hits all-time high - 15 April 2007
- Drought support for more SA areas - 27 March 2007
- All of Victoria’s farm land now drought declared - 23 March 2007
- Full EC assistance for south-west Victoria - 9 March 2007
- Drought assistance for “bigger” small businesses - 26 February 2007
- Full EC assistance for an additional 3200 SA farmers - 24 January 2007
- Full EC assistance for Hunter-Maitland region - 22 January 2007
2006
- Drought assistance extended to small business - 7 November 2006
- Additional Drought Extension for Western Australia - 24 October 2006
- Extension to drought assistance (24 October 2006) - 24 October 2006
- Drought support extended in 23 EC areas across Australia - 19 July 2006
- More support for Australian farmers battling drought - 14 July 2006
- Drought support extended for six NSW EC declared areas - 28 June 2006
- More drought support for Forbes, Molong and Central Tablelands farmers - 28 June 2006
- Exceptional Circumstances relief for Murray Valley mixed irrigators - 13 June 2006
- EC drought assistance extended for Queensland farmers - 20 April 2006
- Murray Valley irrigators to get interim drought support - 3 March 2006
- Financial support for NSW Northern Tablelands farmers - 2 February 2006
2005
- Further drought support for Queensland farmers - 23 December 2005
- EC drought support extended - 15 December 2005
- More drought support for Mallee and Wimmera farmers - 15 December 2005
- EC support extended for more NSW farmers - 8 December 2005
- EC support extended for more Victorian farmers - 7 December 2005
- 12 month extension for south west Queensland farmers - 7 December 2005
- More NSW farmers received EC drought support extensions - 30 November 2005
- EC drought support extended for more Queensland farmers - 29 November 2005
- Streamlined drought assessment extended - 12 October 2005
- Extra eight weeks drought relief payments for Bourke/Brewarrina farmers - 16 September 2005
- Another 12 months EC support for Gippsland farmers - 16 September 2005
- Interim EC drought assistance for NSW northern tablelands - 14 September 2005
- Australian Government committed to drought-affected farmers - 8 August 2005
- Australian Government extends EC assistance to more drought-affected farmers - 22 July 2005
Former - Prime Minister of Australia
2007
- Australian Government Strengthens Drought Support - 28 September 2007
- Drought Assistance [extension until 30 September 2008 for 38 areas] - 17 September 2007
Former Federal Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
2005
- Green light for extra Aust. Govt drought support - 21 June 2005
- Drought assistance changes to boost farmers' access to EC interest rate subsidies - 16 June 2005
- Third year of Australian Government drought support for farmers in the Moira East region - 8 June 2005
- Third year of Australian Government drought support for farmers in the Burnett region - 6 June 2005
- Beekeepers can access drought support measures - 2 June 2005
- More farmers in SA's Upper North now eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 2 June 2005
- More Victorian farmers now eligible for Australian Government drought support - 2 June 2005
- More support for drought affected farmers - 30 May 2005
- 2,300 Mallee and Northern Wimmera producers covered by new Australian Government drought declaration - 3 May 2005
- Historic chance to end drought assistance squabbles - 13 April 2005
- Murray Valley rice producers eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 8 April 2005
- WA farmers to receive further drought assistance - 7 April 2005
- Murray Irrigation Area dairy farmers eligible for interim drought support - 4 April 2005
- Seasonal conditions improve in the Central Coast, Southern South East and Stanthorpe-Inglewood drought areas - NRAC - 30 March 2005
- Dryland farmers in Victoria’s south-east Mallee now eligible for full drought support - 8 March 2005
- More WA wheatbelt farmers eligible for Australian Government drought relief - 15 February 2005
- Farm Management Deposits: an effective tool for farmers battling drought - 15 February 2005
- Australian Government extends drought assistance to more NSW farmers - 4 February 2005
- NRAC finds two Queensland regions not eligible for a 12-month extension of EC drought assistance - 2 February 2005
- Gundagai region orchardists now eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 25 January 2005
- Murray Valley rice growers now eligible for interim Australian Government drought support - 25 January 2005
- Pastoralists in SA's Upper North cropping area now eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 25 January 2005
2004
- Mackay/Whitsunday and Central Coast sugarcane producers to receive Australian Government drought support - 24 December 2004
- Another 850 NSW and ACT farmers eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 1 September 2004
- Hinchinbrook and Thuringowa Shires producers to receive Australian Government drought support - 25 June 2004
- More Queensland farmers can apply for Australian Government drought aid - 19 May 2004
2003
- Gundagai East, Goulburn and Yass farmers now eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 13 November 2003
- More NSW farmers now eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 23 October 2003
- Condobolin farmers eligible for full Australian Government drought support - 21 October 2003
- More NSW producers to receive full Australian Government drought assistance - 2 October 2003
- More Queensland farmers to receive Australian Government drought aid - 19 August 2003
- Farmers in NSW's Forbes, Armidale and northern New England areas to receive more Federal drought support - 12 August 2003
- Queensland's Western Downs and Maranoa region to receive full Federal drought support - 17 April 2003
- South Australian and Queensland farmers to receive extra Federal drought relief - 5 February 2003
2002
- NSW Western Division gets full Federal drought relief - 28 December 2002
Former Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
2005
- Drought support extended for NSW farmers - 20 November 2005
2004
- More Queensland producers eligible for Australian Government drought support - 12 January 2004
Former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
2005
- Former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry releases Government's blueprint for rural financial counselling - 25 October 2005
- Five more drought relief counsellors for NSW, Victoria and Queensland - 25 October 2005
- Five new drought relief counsellors for high-need areas in four States - 5 July 2005
- Australian Government boost for rural financial counselling - 14 June 2005
Joint Statement: Former Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
Former Minister for the Environment and Heritage
2005
- Envirofund drought round funds to double - 13 October 2005
- Envirofund helps ease drought impact - 15 July 2005
Last reviewed: 21 Oct 2009
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