AS VAST areas of rural Australia teeter on the brink of a devastating crop failure, a CSIRO report has predicted worse droughts to come and added to questions about current government policies on climate and agriculture.
National Australia Bank, a major lender to the rural sector, has warned that heavy losses are looming on farms as their winter crops wilt after the failure of this year's spring rains.
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A tractor at work in a central Victorian field yesterday. Crops in large areas of Australia are wilting after the failure of spring rains, and the CSIRO has warned of worse to come.
Photo: Jason South
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