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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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
