'It has been heart-wrenching': farmers on living with drought in Australia | Vivien Thomson, John Hamparsum, Anika Molesworth and Mike Hayes
Written by Vivien Thomson, John Hamparsum, Anika Molesworth and Mike Hayes
Drought has gripped large parts of the country for years. Four farmers talk about the emotional and financial toll it is taking
This is the second drought that my partner Robert and I have faced in the last decade at Carinya, our property in Muttama, New South Wales. After the millennium drought broke in 2011, we felt a bit bruised, but thought that we would have a few good years to rebuild.
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