The former president of the National Farmers’ Federation, Brent Finlay, has accused politicians of “jumping in front of the cameras” while shirking effective policy work on drought and climate change.
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| Scott Morrison with agriculture minister David Littleproud and deputy Nationals leader Bridget McKenzie in Quilpie in south-west Queensland on Monday. |
As Scott Morrison and his special drought envoy, Barnaby Joyce, toured south-west Queensland on Tuesday, Finlay described the former deputy prime minister and agriculture minister as the last in a long line of ministers who had “no real appetite” for national drought policy in a changing climate.
Read the story by Gabrielle Chan from The Guardian - “‘No real appetite': former farmers chief lashes ministers over climate link to drought.”
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