Rosalie Woodruff questions the Minister for Fire and Emergency Management over funding for the implementation of the Dr Tony Press and AFAC recommendations.
The Minister has again refused to detail the Government’s funding for critical bushfire defence actions, as recommended by the AFAC review.
The bushfire season has started early and ferociously in eastern Australia, with large out of control bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland.
Both Labor and the Liberals voted against a motion calling for detail about the resources in place to make Tasmanians safer this fire season.
Yesterday’s Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook has confirmed the worst fears for the East Coast of Tasmania.
Cassy O'Connor responds to the release of the AFAC Independent Operational Review.
Rosalie Woodruff responds to the release of the AFAC Independent Operational Review.
The devastating climate-induced bushfires of this past summer have knocked a hole in your budget in the order of tens of millions of dollars.
The Treasurer promised a heavy infrastructure spend in today’s Budget, but what was clearly missing was the investment in social infrastructure.
The Premier’s casual climate change inaction is putting Tasmanians at risk.