PHOTO: Fuel rebates, freight subsidies and drought payments are all part of a solution.
The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) is calling on the Federal Government to keep the Road User Charge (RUC) for heavy vehicles at zero until the end of 2026, warning transport operators are still being squeezed by high fuel prices.
But Coonamble farmer and transport operator Phil Proctor says the move alone will not ease the growing financial pressure on farmers already battling drought and rising input costs.
Mr Proctor said producers across the district . . .
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