The Australian Financial Review | Experts question drought severity, farmer subsidies The Australian Financial Review The lack of rainfall across NSW, which has led to $1 billion in farmer assistance from the state government, isn't a severe drought by historical standards, according to a climate expert. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian claimed last week that 99 per ... Drought-hit farmers facing new crisis as fodder stocks dry up Wild winds and water woes for Australia's south and east Australia's drought -- the cancer eating away at farms |