Funding Boosted to $1.8B for Drought-Stricken Communities

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Communities battling the worst drought in decades will receive extra funding, as the federal government significantly ramps up its drought assistance measures.

Sixty drought-affected councils—36 in New South Wales, 22 in Queensland, and 2 in Victoria—will be given $1 million each to spend on anything from drinking water to building new community facilities.