Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the payments would be equivalent to 20 days of emergency leave for the eligible volunteers.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets with NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers at Ilford/Running Stream RFS fire shed as he tours the bushfire affected regions of the Blue Mountains. "The early and prolonged nature of this fire season has made a call beyond what is typically made on our volunteer firefighters," Mr Morrison said.
The president of NSW's Volunteer Fire Fighters Association, Mick Holton, last week said members have racked up expenses, including on petrol spent driving to fire fronts, and been forced to crowd-fund for smoke masks.
Bridging the Gap for an aboriginal child would begin with a good shower and a clean bedroom with no more threats of bad hygiene and violence cummon. Get up!! + reform Saudi attitudes towards the best democracy ever GO!!
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What a hero, a man of conviction and merit a man other Australians look to at our time of need. Oh sorry I thought it was a photo of a volunteer firefighter!!!
And what about the volunteer fire fighters in the other states? Morrison says our rfs are well resourced, maybe some are but most aren't.
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