Govt urged to offer farmers money to leave the land

The Prime Minister is being urged to consider paying farmers to leave their land as the drought crisis shows no sign of improving. The National Farmers' Federation has put forward six policy suggestions to the government to consider when addressing the ongoing drought crisis. The measures include exit packages for farmers, dole-like payroll payments, urgent local council rate relief, rural school funding and funding to eradicate feral pigs. National Farmers' Federation President Fiona Simpson told Sky News leaving the land would always be a hard decision for families to make but circumstances were dire.

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