The board of the NAFC at the time of the plea included NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons and Victorian Country Fire Authority chief Steve Warrington as well as South Australian Country Fire Service chief Greg Nettleton, who chaired the centre.
While the centre also sought a one-off payment of $1.562 million, it emphasised the need for a long-term increase in the federal contribution to $25.574 million every year and that this should be indexed to inflation.Behind the proposal was concern over a shortage of money because the federal share of funding had fallen from the funding agreement the Howard government reached in 2003 to contribute 50 per cent of the money each year.
In a key section, the centre also asked the Commonwealth to “acknowledge that the large air tanker and very large air tanker capability provides an enhanced national mobility of aerial firefighting resources which requires a Commonwealth contribution” to ensure the service would continue. “In this year’s budget, that will be provided again on an ongoing basis. And so, after becoming Prime Minister, those are matters that we put in train with that additional funding and resource."
charliepick National Govt (read LNP) refused to pay the insurance premium because they did not believe the risk was real. Got ask, what is the cost now. science
We may not be gasping for breath if ScottyFromMarketing had paid attention to people who actually know.
charliepick Utter shit Shmoko! But we've had many diff pms since then. Foriegn people are caring more about us than the bosses who run our country.We have been in drought for 3yrs...its not rocket science Aus govt! You bunch of fuckknuckles! Pray 4 rain🙏🌧💙🇦🇺👍
Canberra did no such thing. It was the federal government. They don't even live in Canberra.
Thank goodness the school chaplain service has been funded Australiaburning
WTF “annual increase of $10.447 million”....when half the state is burning and these bean counters control the funds so tightly to such a precise number!!!? And what exactly does $10.447m really get us in 2020 ScottMorrisonMP our GDP is $1.7 trillion! You’ve got the money!!
Don't worry, now Celeste Barber has raised over $20m they won't need to touch their precious surplus to buy more air tankers! Win win. auspol
While Libs are practicing diversional tactics with the media on current bushfire disaster in Australia and climate change inaction, check this one out.....how damming is this of our current gov't!!!!
Again the Age politicking natural disaster. Gouls
Provide the fund NOW ScottMorrisonMP AlboMP HonTonyAbbott VIC Australia Get the jumbo air tankers in NOW
So that was Turnbull! Blame Morrison! He was seen with matches!!
charliepick Don't call say it was Canberra, it was the federal government. Canberra has nothing to do with it.
KathLockett What do you expect from Smoko
Nothing stopping DanielAndrewsMP from spending some of his billions on some air tankers He seems to have plenty of money for the rail crossings and tunnels.
This will conveniently be left out of the royal commission by the government's terms of reference!!!! Watch this space!!!!
Call it like it is The Liberal government rejected the call to expand the fleet of fire fighting planes. Stop protecting the real bad guys.
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