Natural disaster future fund faces Labor shake-up
Tom McIlroyPolitical correspondent
Labor will overhaul the Morrison government’s disaster response future fund if it wins the looming federal election, under plans to speed up mitigation against bushfires, floods and wild weather.
Amid catastrophic flooding in Queensland and northern NSW this week, the Coalition has been forced to defend its $4.8 billion emergency fund, which has so far seen drawdowns of about $50 million.
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