Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

That is a devastating loss of income for that business. I'd be very pleased if you could pass on their details and I'll make them available to the head of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency to see what additional measures they may not be aware of that may be able to assist them and go specifically to their circumstances.

There have been a range of questions that have been put forward by the opposition today that are seeking a change to the assessment of these grants. I note that that's what you're suggesting—that there should be a change. I would invite the Leader of the Opposition to write to me and set out the changes to the grant guidelines that he is proposing. I will happily have those assessed by the Department of Finance, and I'll be able to advise the House about the outcome and we can assess the feasibility of the proposal they seem to be making. I would simply invite them to put that proposal in writing to us.

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