Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): On this side of the chamber we know that the climate is changing and that we need to prepare communities for more severe and more frequent disasters. It is why our government has made record investments in the Commonwealth's emergency management capability—so we can better prepare and better protect communities. We've invested in the national emergency stockpile. That includes resources like emergency housing and generators. These were ready to be deployed to the Northern Territory had the Northern Territory government requested them. We're also investing in risk reduction through the Disaster Ready Fund to better prepare communities for future disasters. Just this month, Minister McBain announced another $200 million to support 96 projects across Australia to help make communities more resilient. We will work with communities and with our Territory partners to prepare communities— (Time expired)