‘Unsustainable’ for ADF to help with natural disasters and defend Australia, inquiry told | Australian military | The Guardian
https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/13/unsustainable-for-adf-to-help-with-natural-disasters-and-defend-australia-inquiry-told
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DiamondOptics@partizle.com · 7 pts · 3y
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.
min0nim@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
Great point about the cost of climate change.
UncouthButNot@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 3y
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.world · 1 pts · 3y
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.
Lollie_Card_Peanut@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
now do CT . . .