Interest rate rise stings Qld's hardest hit

Mark Phelps
Updated August 23 2017 - 2:43pm, first published 11:18am
RATE RISE: The cost of drought assistance provided by the federal government has significantly increased.
RATE RISE: The cost of drought assistance provided by the federal government has significantly increased.

DROUGHT stricken Queensland primary producers have been hit with a significant increase in interest rates under a commonwealth scheme designed to assist them battle through the ongoing climate disaster.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps

Journalist

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