Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Questions without Notice

Australian Floods

2:55 pm

Photo of Bridget McKenzieBridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): We're not just focused on recovery; the Liberal-National government is also focused on mitigating disaster and building our resilience. We're the first government to have dedicated an entire agency with the sole focus of ensuring we are as prepared as we can be for natural disasters, built on solid research and science. That agency is the NRRA. The government's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy positions Australia to better anticipate and adapt to climate variability, improving climate information services to contribute to our future disaster preparedness. Under our government, $210 million has been invested to ensure Australian Climate Services was stood up, to use world-leading expertise and to focus on supporting the NRRA and Emergency Management Australia decisions related to preparedness, response and community recovery from disaster. And we have the PAP, the National Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Program— (Time expired)

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