5 years ago
Future Drought Fund passes House of Representatives
David Littleproud MP
The Coalition’s $100 million-a-year Future Drought Fund has passed the House of Representatives, despite Labor voting against it.
The Labor Party have reached a new low this week trying to politicise the plight of Australian farmers, Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said today.
“I’m so proud we’ve gotten the Future Drought Fund through the House of Representatives,” Minister Littleproud said.
“The Future Drought Fund would deliver $100 million a year to drought preparedness, resilience and climate adaptation for farmers – a dividend from $3.9 billion set aside to keep generating that money, which will grow to $5 billion by 2028.
“Labor openly opposed the Future Drought Fund so it can spend that money in city electorates. Labor wants to take country money and give it to the cities.
“All Labor could offer was a “rolled gold promise” for 4 years of dividends at the discretion of a Labor treasurer. The Coalition is legislating the dividend so it can’t be touched.
“Labor smiles at farmers while it stabs them in the back.
“I’m determined to deliver the Drought Future Fund and the $100 million a year it will provide to farming families and their regional communities and I will fight Labor tooth and nail on this.”