Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Australia will not create a national sovereign aerial firefighting fleet but the Morrison government will give itself powers to establish a national state of emergency in response to the bushfire royal commission's recommendations.
The royal commission recommended Australia create laws allowing a national state of emergency to be declared, meaning the federal government can take action without waiting for a specific request from state or territory governments. "The Commonwealth has no desire to replicate or replace these capabilities, including in aerial firefighting," the response said.
anguslivingston I think he needs to be in the country to do that
anguslivingston Oh I was so looking forward to us having “a national sovereign aerial firefighting fleet”. How disappointing.
anguslivingston He will also establish powers to piss off to Hawaii when the going gets tough.
anguslivingston As much help here as he was with Covid. Of course ther should be a national air firefighting fleet to help the states. Even if they are not friends if Morrison. Federal money belongs to all Australians.
anguslivingston These dills need to go.
anguslivingston Excellent, there needs to be a government with some sense organise rather then let a chaotic mob such s the Victorian government.
anguslivingston It already had and still has those powers, Morrison chose and still chooses instead to do nothing. NotaLeaderJustaLiberal
anguslivingston More powers. No air tankers.
anguslivingston Any recommendations on the PM not drinking daiquiris on an overseas holiday during bush Fire crises?
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