The declaration is designed to streamline the deployment of Australian Defence Force support and other resources to communities battling rising flood waters and the clean up.Under the new legislation which was passed after the black summer bushfires, the states recommend the declaration of a national emergency to the Prime Minister and the Commonwealth.
The declaration of a national emergency is largely administrative, it allows the Commonwealth to move faster on deployments and logistical matters with less red tape. “Had neighbours not got in boats then I believe the death toll would have been much higher,” the Premier told ABC radio.More than 40,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes across NSW and a further 18,000 are on alert as the state braces for another day of devastation.
Evacuation centres were established to help those with nowhere else to go, including at Mona Vale and Freshwater Surf Club on the Northern Beaches, and Penrith RSL in Sydney’s west.
Here's a thought, don't live in a flood plain and complain when it floods.
Apparently the State Government has to ask for it and that dope didn’t
Why would it be national if it’s just NSW?
And yet Governments around the world still don’t do anything about climate change! It’s all about money! How is it that they don’t realise that climate change effects will cost them greater amounts of money if we don’t do anything to change?!?! ClimateCrisis ClimateActionNow
How about the 'journalists' at do their actual job and report on these floods, rather than sweep them under the carpet to save face for Morrison. This has been disgraceful reporting from the Murdoch press on a national emergency.
Too flaming late Scott.
So only because it got to his beloved Sydney! But fk northern NSW and fk QLD!
Does the words no shit come to mind.
Scott Morrison always to little and too late. It’s time to change the government. Morrison’s had a go, now he’s got to go. It’s time to give Albanese a go.
FYI. SES means STATE a emergency Services....hello? Janelle Saffin is responsible in Lismore
PMforNSW
We have a tough talking do nothing PM.....slow to react to anything except acting tough in front of camera declaring sanction on Russia, and condemning China for not doing enough. What did Aust do when US invaded Iraq, killing 1 million Iraqis, over the lie of WMD? Fk'n bully
National Emergency? Does that mean he's off to Hawaii again?
The flooding is so bad that cars are falling onto parked cars.
ScottMorrisonMP Too little to late Next election you will suffer the consequences of your incompetence insiders TheProjectTV abc730