We've obtained an original summary document of the National Aerial Firefighting Centre's business case requesting a substantial funding boost from the Commonwealth Government. AusPol 9News
It's the damning document that has sparked a political firefight between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the NSW Rural Fire Service , as deadly bushfires continue to ravage the country.
The bid, which starkly outlines an ever-worsening shortfall in Federal funding over the past decade, was ignored for 18 months, according to the RFS. It was only on Saturday that Mr Morrison acquiesced, promising a permanent $11 million a year increase to the NAFC and up to $20 million to lease four extra aircraft in a move already condemned as "too little, too late".
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