Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I, and on behalf of Senator Watt, move:

That the Senate acknowledges the important work of federal public servants, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) staff and Australian Defence Force personnel in the recent bushfire crisis, including:

(a) the work of scientists and other staff at the Bureau of Meteorology who helped to forecast extreme weather patterns and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, who took part in the scientific roundtable on the bushfires;

(b) the ABC’s efforts to provide comprehensive coverage of the bushfires and accurate emergency information to people in bushfire affected areas;

(c) Australian Defence Force personnel, reservists and other staff involved in Operation Bushfire Assist;

(d) those involved in the response effort, from staff at Emergency Management Australia to those in the Department of the Environment in their efforts to support the protection of native wildlife;

(e) those involved in the recovery effort, from staff working to address the mental health impact of the bushfires to those at Services Australia helping to deliver emergency relief payments to people in need; and

(f) staff at the newly-created National Bushfire Recovery Agency.

Question agreed to.