The 2023-24 Budget delivers strong investments in emergency management, building on last year’s establishment of the National Emergency Management Agency and the up to $1 billion Disaster Ready Fund.

Severe flooding across much of Australia in 2022 and 2023 has generated higher fuel loads and increased the risk of grassfires and bushfires across parts of the country, and we need to be prepared.

Australia will be better prepared to respond to future natural disasters thanks to an upgrade to emergency warnings and alerts, that will be rolled out through Albanese Government’s upcoming Federal Budget.