Australia is fighting a climate war as well as battling more natural disasters, which demands a military-style, co-ordinated national response, the bushfire and natural disaster royal commission has heard | micksfoley
. Public criticism centred on the length of time taken to mobilise Commonwealth resources to help state emergency services.Mr Morrison set a breakneck reporting deadline of August 31, arguing the inquiry must lead to "practical action" ahead of the next fire season, which in 2019 began in August in northern NSW.
Mr Mullins said the climate change enemy had "gone nuclear", which required a "step change in how we coordinate the insufficient resources we have to deal with this threat". Former Victorian chief fire officer Gary Morgan said while EMA remained a "good organisation" it lacked crucial bushfire expertise, with about a dozen people advising the agency but only "one forest fire person on that committee".
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