About the episode
The podcast today focusses on two areas of mounting concern to farmers.. First the Victorian Government’s $2 billion emergency services levy which it pulled from the upper house at the 11th hour. Is this the last of it? Hundreds of farmers have taken to the streets in protest at the levy. for many of them it’s the first time in their lives they’ve protested. As the drought deepens across southern Australia, farmers are making it loud and clear - It’s time the Victorian Government started to listen to farmers pleas for drought assistance matching what’s on offers over the State’s borders. The weekly Weekly Times report, editor James Wagstaff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
