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

Emergency service personnel around Australia are responding to floods, to heatwaves, to bushfires and to severe weather conditions. I want to acknowledge the work that they do all year round. These are Australians that are rightly proud of their public service, and they should know that they have a government that is proud of them.

States and territories lead in these circumstances, but we want to be good partners to the states and territories. We have increased the national aerial firefighting fleet to include three heavy-lift and multi-use helicopters alongside the large air tanker. We have invested in the national emergency stockpile. It includes resources that states can use when they need them, including emergency housing, large generators, water filtration and purification equipment, water pumps and flood barriers. We're investing in disaster risk reduction through our Disaster Ready Fund to help communities better prepare for future disasters. These are practical measures that we are taking to protect Australians and support the incredible personnel that work in this sector. (Time expired)