‘Unsustainable’ for ADF to help with natural disasters and defend Australia, inquiry told | Australian military | The Guardian
‘Unsustainable’ for ADF to help with natural disasters and defend Australia, inquiry told | Australian military | The Guardian
Senior defence chief says ‘unrelenting tempo’ of bushfires, floods and pandemic has stretched resources and morale
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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.
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.