Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Let me just say it very clearly: these are communities that have gone through a terrible crisis, and they are getting significant support from governments, state and federal, and we are working as fast as we can in you know what are, quite frankly, pretty complex circumstances, not made easier by the health crisis that we've also had to deal with very hard on the back of the bushfire crisis. I can see that Senator Watt is intent on pursuing political points here, but let me tell you that communities actually do know that we are doing our absolute best to provide support to them as soon as we can in what is a very difficult circumstance.