Joint media release with the Hon Nikki Boyd MP  

The Albanese and Miles Governments have announced further assistance for Far North Queenslanders impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

Freight subsidies are being made available to primary producers in some of the hardest hit areas to alleviate the costs of moving stock and operating materials.

Hinchinbrook Shire Council has been activated for funding towards counter disaster operations and the reconstruction of essential public assets like roads and bridges.

Joint media release with the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, the Hon Bill Shorten MP and Senator Nita Green​

The Australian Government is delivering additional financial support for people directly impacted by the devastating floods in Far North Queensland.

The Australian Government is supporting response and recovery efforts by Queensland authorities in Far North Queensland.

The situation is serious, due to continued rainfall over the past few days in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

We stand alongside Queenslanders at this difficult time.

Yesterday personnel from HMAS Cairns provided local emergency small boat assistance with Queensland Fire and Emergency Services personnel to rescue Cairns residents affected by flooding.

Joint media release with the Hon Cameron Dick MP

Disaster assistance for Tropical Cyclone Jasper has now been extended to more areas, to help residents and local Councils cover response and reconstruction costs.

The Federal and Queensland Governments have activated further support under jointly funded Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Joint media release with the Hon Cameron Dick MP

Farmers and primary producers in Cook, Mareeba and Tablelands affected by recent bushfires will now have access to operational loans to aid their recovery.

The Federal and Queensland Governments continue to activate bushfire assistance for Far North communities affected by the blazes of October and November.

Australia is better prepared for the current disaster season, with the Australian Government delivering all Commonwealth-led recommendations from the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.

In response to the extreme bushfire season of 2019-2020, the Royal Commission made 15 recommendations that were to be led by the Australian Government.

Those recommendations have now been completed.

The next piece of the Australian Government’s preparations for Australia’s 2023-24 Summer has been unveiled, with the deployment of the National Large Air Tanker (LAT) to fight fires across the country.

Today’s unveiling is a significant boost to our national aerial firefighting capability during this High-Risk Weather Season.

The National LAT, which will be prepositioned across Australia, based on the areas of highest risk or concern, is a Boeing 737 operated by aerial firefighting specialists which can carry and drop up to 15,000 litres of retardant or water. 

Joint media release with the Hon Kate Washington and the Hon Jihad Dib

The Australian and New South Wales Governments have given flood-affected districts a welcome boost with almost 60 service providers and non-government organisations sharing in $9.1 million in grant funding to assist with recovery.

The NGO Flood Recovery Program is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Joint media release with the Hon Madeleine King MP, the Hon Roger Cook MLA, the Hon Rita Saffioti MP and the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

The New Fitzroy River Bridge in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has officially opened to traffic, more than six months ahead of schedule.

The completion of the project marks the official reconnection of East and West Kimberley, after the old Fitzroy River Bridge was irreparably damaged in the historic Kimberley floods in January.