The requests for assistance in the lead up to the fire season were not solely concerned with defence force allocations. Groups such as the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action (ELCA) clearly requested additional funding for national aerial firefighting equipment well before this bushfire crisis. By the time the Prime Minister finally decided to provide funding for this equipment, four months had passed and 2.7 million hectares had already burned.
Over 30 years ago
in 1985, the Liberal Party’s David Connolly suggested the Federal Government should expand its role and show leadership in managing bushfires.
Government inaction & obstruction is familiar
More information on government policy and decisions that have had a negative impact on citizens and our environment is here:
Is the scale of the Australian Bushfires related to government policy?
There are articles about funding cuts, obstruction, deflection & avoidance.
Inaction has been systemic over many years including not adopting the recommendations from the 2003 report:
FACTS MATTER
POLICY MATTERS
3 WORD SLOGANS AREN'T POLICY
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AREN'T POLICY
YOUR VOTE MATTERS
DON'T BE LIKE AUSTRALIA
BE INFORMED
VOTE WISELY
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