Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

We have a range of programs that we've put in place to help Australian agriculture. Just last week, we implemented the new farm household allowance program to make sure that we can assist our farmers to put food on the table and help them through what has been a very a crippling drought in our agricultural areas. We've also invested in rural financial counselling services so farmers can get the advice they need when they need it to make sure that they can make the best possible decisions to ensure their longevity and that they are able to get into the export markets that Senator Birmingham is about to open up for them.

It's also very important to note that we take the mental health and wellbeing of our farmers very, very seriously, and we make sure that we have got the funds and the resources behind that. But there are myriad other things that the government's doing: concessional loans, taxation measures that are general, and water for fodder, silage and pasture. The Australian government is committed to our farmers.