Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

If he took the time to actually understand what the Future Drought Fund was for, rather than seeking to play petty politics with this, then he might understand that the fund is there to provide for future water resilience. What we're doing on farm household allowance, what we're doing on rural financial counsellors, what we're doing on support for mental health, what we're doing on everything, whether it's to increase the allowances for silage investments or on-farm water infrastructure projects—which the farmers are actually doing themselves—whether it's the money we're putting into councils to ensure they're keeping local communities supported throughout the drought, or whether it's the more than $50 million we've put directly into charitable organisations like the Salvos and Vinnies, is a comprehensive response. I would simply appeal to the member for Hunter to support the government's initiatives, which are reaching out to farmers, and just stop being such a dill.

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