In February this year, though it feels a lifetime of disasters ago now, Townsville and nearby areas of central Queensland were hit by catastrophic floods.
 |
| It took until Thursday for Scott Morrison to class the catastrophic fires as a "national disaster". |
Five deaths were linked to the floods which damaged around 3,300 homes.
In the bush, which was in the grips of drought, the damage was devastating, including to the national cattle herd. Half a million cattle were estimated to have died in the floodwaters and their aftermath.
Governments were quick to act, and to be seen to be acting.
At an event on March 1 to discuss the aftermath of the floods in a shop that had been inundated, Scott Morrison recounted his previous visit to Townsville and talked of the various measures the government was taking to help with reconstruction.
"That's what we love doing as a government is to be there when parts of the country absolutely need us", he said. "But always looking to see how we can make all parts of the country stronger."
Read the ABC News story by Laura Tingle - “Bushfire emergency reveals Scott Morrison's leadership failure not just climate policy vacuum.”
No comments:
Post a Comment