Rebel with a cause offers drought hope

For 30 years Peter Andrews' ideas about drought relief have been dismissed and he has been reviled and ignored. He has faced bankruptcy and family break up.

But now, at a minute to midnight, leading politicians, international scientists and businessmen are beating a path to his door as they grapple with how best to alleviate the affects of drought on Australia's farmers.

Last week, the Federal Government announced a $250 million relief package to help farmers devastated by prevailing dry conditions. But as Peter Andrews tells Australian Story, there are ways to put the landscape back together simply, quickly and cheaply.

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