Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Emergency Management) Share this | Hansard source

We do know how important it is to work with states and territories, work with industry and work with communities on emergency management. The work that's already underway includes plans for the Albanese government's second high-risk weather season preparedness summit, which will bring together government, industry and the community sector to prepare for the coming season. We're also establishing briefings between the Bureau of Meteorology, state and territory agencies and local governments on how to implement and use the Australian Warning System, so that communities can rely on consistent information and consistent language when they are receiving that information, and a series of national exercises are stress-testing our arrangements with state and territory governments and with industries. In this year's budget, we have also committed an additional $35 million over two years to boost Australia's aerial capability.