National Bushfire Recovery Agency

A new nationally consistent rating system for bushfire danger applies across Australia from Thursday.

The website provides regularly updated information on the national response to helping bushfire affected communities get back on their feet, including details on recovery assistance and offers of help, such as donations and volunteering.

The federal and New South Wales governments will go halves in the costs for the clean-up of residential and commercial properties destroyed by the bushfires that burnt the state.

The new National Bushfire Recovery Agency tasked with coordinating a long-term recovery plan is looking to recruit public servants from a wide range of sectors. The agency is based within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and has been charged with developing the delivery of a plan for the rebuild and resilience of […]

One thing we know about leadership is the danger of blaming an individual when individuals do not work in isolation. That said, witnessing our PM navigate the treacherousness during the bush fires has been (at times) gob-smacking.