Senior defence chief says ‘unrelenting tempo’ of bushfires, floods and pandemic has stretched resources and morale
  • UncouthButNot@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Seems like the ADF or federal government could a spin out a disaster relief division of the defence force.

    If about half of the force (if I read it right) was deployed for natural disaster relief since 2019 there’s obviously a need for something more professional than ses/ community volunteer groups.

    • InvisibleShoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      This ^. Been saying for years that we need a dedicated, well funded disaster recovery agency/service, something like FEMA, that can deploy at a moments notice and have stockpiles of supplies ready to rollout.

  • Arbition@partizle.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Sounds like the military is saying “stop hiding civil services in the military budget”. Or put another way, the cost of climate change is gradually being revealed.