New disaster relief and recovery agency to receive $800 million in funding

The Federal Government announced funding for a new disaster relief and recovery agency this week.

The National Recovery and Resilience Agency will oversee policy and decision making processes to provide both disaster relief and prevention to affected communities.

Speaking with the ABC, MP David Littleproud said the funding will include seeing Australian households be made ready for disaster prevention.

This new disaster recovery agency has the potential to have radical affects on Australia in dealing with future weather events.

Produced By: Elissa Napier

Featured In Story: David Littleproud – Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management, and Dr Paul Barnes – Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales

First aired on The Wire, Friday, 7 May 2021