Australian economist and academic Bruce Chapman says “everybody wants to help people suffering through the appalling drought” but the Morrison Government must consider “policies that work”. Mr Chapman, who devised the Higher Education Contribution Loan Scheme for student in Australia, called on the Morrison Government to implement a 'HECS-style' loan scheme to help drought-affected farmers. “The thing about the HECS-system, which is applied to university students...
“So, in the future if you don't have the money, you don't have to pay,” he said. “When things recover, then you pay a bit more". Mr Chapman was critical of suggested government grants or loans with subsidised interest rates, as not being an effective method to help the nation’s struggling farmers.
For 50,000 years Indigenous people cared and protected this great land and in 250 years we have stuffed it up! Employ more Indigenous Rangers to once again protect the land the rivers and the oceans. MoreIndigenousRangers
Oh no, the hysteria has already started!
So the media should ignore the drought, any major bushfires, and unusual weather events? I guess you could entertain yourselves with politics and sport... and getting hysterical over people exercising their democratic right to be concerned about polution and emissions?
Climate change fact... Fixed the headline for you
Only if the Crazy Right at Sky News keep up the vitriolic crap. The rest of us are going on recreational family reinforcement leave.
Yes, I am worried about the polar bears...oh wait, what
The thing about Chris is that he’s made being wrong an art form along with speaking authoritatively about things he doesn’t actually understand.
Is the welfare safety net in place? Are changes suggested?
Declare a ClimateEmergency and ACT like there is a ClimateEmergency If you truly 'want to help people suffering through the appalling drought” because 'thoughts & prayers' don't work. they insult our intelligence auspol
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The ClimateCrisis is on us. Record Droughts Unprecedented Bush Fires Costing us Billions of $s 1,000s loosing their homes and livelihoods But Chis is still playing politics auspol
3rd term liberal government and the Australian people have never been worse off especially the farmers....
The thing I don't understand is people like me are not RWNJs and we pay our Foxtel fees. Where are the programs for us?
Sure to be a ‘record’ Summer of records ...ho hum 🙄
That flog is so fragile he can’t even be on twitter. 1) no one cares and 2) no one but folks in bars watch sky and even then there’s no sound. Once the footy is on, buh-bye
new dams for next drought maybe..