Flood of support for dairy crisis

Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:52pm, first published May 20 2016 - 3:31pm
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce in action on farm responding to the dairy crisis in Victoria this week.
Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce in action on farm responding to the dairy crisis in Victoria this week.

GOVERNMENTS, banks, major retailers, independent parliamentary members and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull have moved to back struggling dairy farmers caught up by milk processors suddenly downgrading farm-gate prices.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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