Defence Minister Linda Reynolds says Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP is 'acutely aware' that 'volunteers go well beyond the leave they have and come under financial strain', as the bushfire crisis rolls into its third month.
"He's been discussing [financial support] with the Premier of NSW and other state and territory leaders," Ms Reynolds said.
Nationals MP Darren Chester has backed calls for volunteer firefighters to be compensated in severe fire seasons, which has so far not been ruled out by the government.
"There's no doubt that people when they expect to volunteer will do so for a day, a week, and many of these people for months," Mr Albanese said. "But ethoses don't put food on the table. They don't pay your mortgage or your rent.
Mr Barnett said his organisation still stood by those comments, and added volunteers should not be out of pocket for firefighting expenses.to fight fires, and urged companies to do the same, which Mr Chester said showed there was "no clash here between me and the Prime Minister".
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