Drought funding to get $1.8bn government boost

Sixty councils across Queensland and NSW to be handed $1m each and amount farmers can borrow in low-interest loans to double

The federal government will announce a $1.8bn funding boost to help farmers battling the worst drought in more than 50 years.

Sixty drought-affected councils across western Queensland and New South Wales will be handed $1m each to spend on anything from trucking in drinking water to building new community facilities.

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