Amid revelations that just a fraction of available relief funds have gone to victims of this year's flood emergencies, the head of the state's parliamentary inquiry loses patience with key organisations on the last day of public hearings.
The chairman of a parliamentary flood inquiry has accused the NSW government and Service NSW of running a "cruel hoax" on financial support for flood victims.Hearings for a parliamentary inquiry into the NSW's flooding response have wrapped up in SydneyGovernment agencies say there weren't more rescue boats on the water during floods for safety reasons
Service NSW faced tough questions on why fewer than 20 per cent of applications for a 16-week rental support program had been paid out.About 1,900 have been approved but 7,467 have been deemed ineligible. The flood inquiry put criticisms of the state government it heard during visits to northern NSW to the responsible agencies today.
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