The Big Dry: buying Australian helps keep our farms and towns alive

By Juanita Greville
August 4 2018 - 5:00am
Drought struck: Dams are drying up and cattle are struggling across rural Australia. Picture: Karleen Minney
Drought struck: Dams are drying up and cattle are struggling across rural Australia. Picture: Karleen Minney

The stories this week about the effects of the drought have been heartbreaking. Farmers seeking hay bales to feed stock. Farmers selling off their herds. Some farmers have run out of bullets  –  the gruesome toll of euthanising sheep.

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