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

Thank you, Mr Speaker. If the opposition leader wishes to interject, then he should expect me to respond—and I will, because when I was in Lismore I was at the dairy farms, I was in people's homes, I was at their businesses, and I was there with the leadership of the councils and their officers to ensure that the support we provided has been timely and targeted. And it was being welcomed by the mayor of Lismore again today, as it was by the mayor of Ballina when I met with the mayor of Ballina. So, we will continue to provide that support. That was the immediate response that was necessary, to get the financial support in place, to get the ADF there supporting them.

And on the matters involving the state of emergency declaration, I consulted with both the Premier of New South Wales and the Premier of Queensland. The Premier of Queensland did not wish us to declare a state of emergency in Queensland.

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