Senate debates

Thursday, 14 November 2019

Questions without Notice

Emergency Services

2:24 pm

Photo of Richard Di NataleRichard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, former New South Wales Chief commissioner Greg Mullins disagrees with you. He says, 'If we'd been able to speak with the Prime Minister back in April, they would have had time to secure more aircraft and put in more money to have twice as many.' With the coalition government supporting increased coal and gas production, driving these megafires, do you agree that the time has now come for a national disaster response unit and a fully funded aerial firefighting fleet?

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