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We asked readers to share their stories – from rising grain prices, to the falling value of stock and the urgent need for help
Michael McGowanSat 4 Aug 2018 00.32 BST
The price of grain is rising. The price of stock is falling. Everywhere is dust, and the trees are dying. You don’t hear frogs any more.South-east Australia is in the grip of a drought worse than many can remember.
Last month was the second-hottest July on record, and the driest since 2002. It continued a 15-month run of below-average rainfall across New South Wales, central Queensland, the north-west of Victoria and into South Australia.
Here, those on the land – cattle farmers, grain growers and others living through the drought – share their stories of anxiety, fear and resilience.
