Scott Morrison will make flood-ravaged northern NSW his first port of call when he emerges from COVID-19 isolation later this week.
his first port of call when he emerges from COVID-19 isolation this week, amid a tide of anger from victims who feel they have been abandoned by authorities.
Of the 2000 Australian Defence Force personnel in the area, 1358 are in south-east Queensland and the remainder are in northern NSW. Another 656 were dispatched to northern NSW on Monday.Lismore is in the electorate of Page, held by Nationals MP Kevin Hogan by a 9.5 per cent margin. With more than 2000 homes considered uninhabitable, federal Labor is piling in the criticism and has demanded the resignation of federal disaster relief boss Shane Stone for questioning why many people lived in flood zones.
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