#Drought #Qld #ClimateCrisis
Demand for emergency rural aid is rising as farmers face a dry and unproductive summer ahead.
The latest Australian agricultural seasonal outlook forecasts farm incomes will plummet by 41% on average this financial year.
The chief executive of Rural Aid, John Warlters, said requests to the national charity for mental health support, financial counselling and emergency livestock feed had “effectively doubled” in the last month.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/11/queensland-drought-summer-farmers-emergency-rural-aid
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