Coalition unveils $86m for primary producers as Eden-Monaro contest heats up

Package to aid bushfire and Covid-19-impacted communities frustrated at slow pace of disaster recovery

The Morrison government will unveil $86m for primary producers hit by the summer bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic as the byelection contest in Eden-Monaro accelerates into the closing fortnight.

The package to be unveiled by the Coalition on Tuesday includes a $31m grant fund, with payments of $120,000 a hectare available for bushfire-impacted apple growers.