NSW flood victims criticise buyback scheme

Flood victims in northern NSW have described the government’s $520 million buyback scheme as a “cookie cutter” package designed without adequate community consultation. The $520 million buyback scheme is the centrepiece of an $800 million package co-funded by the NSW and federal governments, to give 2000 flood-impacted residents of the Northern Rivers region the opportunity […]

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