Just because both sides support drought relief, doesn’t mean it's right
- Written by Lin Crase, Professor of Economics and Head of School, University of South Australia
The bipartisan parliamentary vote to transform the A$3.9 billion Building Australia Fund into a pot of cash to drought-proof Australia, the Future Drought Fund, should not be taken as universal endorsement.
Labor opposed the idea before caving in, saying it did not “want to be painted as a party that opposes support for farmers”.
Rather,...
