Backflip comes a day after PM rejected the request, prompting the Insurance Council of Australia to accuse the federal government of shirking responsibility
, wrote to Morrison on 19 March asking to go halves in the package, designed to pay for retrofitting, house raising or the voluntary buyback of flood-damaged homes.
“If Queensland wants to play politics with floods before an election, that’s up to them,” Morrison said.“Yes, we will provide that support. Yes, it is beyond the scope of what is normally done.” On Wednesday, the Insurance Council of Australia released a statement that criticised the federal government’s decision not to help fund the resilience package.
“If Australia is to get serious about improving our resilience to flood, bushfire and cyclone, all levels of government must contribute.“Australians – particularly those still impacted by the ongoing rain and flooding – want governments to come together to provide better protections against worsening extreme weather, not wash their hands of responsibility.”
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