Does Australia have an 'over-reliance' on the Defence Force in natural disasters? | 7.30

Firefighters are preparing for the hottest, driest conditions in Australia since the Black Summer bushfires nearly four years ago.

In Canberra, the nation's first Disaster Preparedness Summit is underway to stress-test plans for the months ahead and to rethink how Australia responds to natural disasters. Here's national regional affairs reporter Jane Norman.

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[Stungray]

Maybe give volunteers tax exemptions 🤔

[yellowird]

Hmm that wasn't the Blackhawk, it was the MRH90 where it was under so much criticism.

[peterreay]

Politicians need to become Volunteers - if this is the message behind this. To expect People to not be employed for 'on call' 'training' 'deployment' to Extreme Weather Events - any longer, is diminishing the value of those people and Australians. Defence must be deployed in protecting country - as in natural disasters and humanitarian work. To diminish Australians any longer as just 'be resilient' -to major environmental, climate breakdown - as results of big corporations polluting atmospheric and natural processes for Profit, is another 'Morrison moment' of Obfuscation of responsibility? Its gone, beyond the realm of safety and risk assessments.

[jakeeus]

people don't have time to volunteer - were all maxed out doing everything we can to pay for a roof over our head

[pnelson]

1:03 Thats a Taipan, not a blackhawk....

[jeffreystorer]

Australians are struggling to save themselves on a daily basis, battling to feed and house their children,

[mitchellvangrieken]

4:37 that is no exaggeration. ADF shouldn't be champing at the bit for it either though

[jocelynoslear]

Well
Let’s say
The COMMUNITY and the Defenseforce do the work….the Government???? How about all the Volunteers? Yes the Community is the Hero, not the politicians…

[Stungray]

Last resort is great till its your house / town flooding

[Animalkisser]

Humans should not live in certain places...

[davidonformosa]

Increase funding for the state volunteer-based emergency services.

[wattlebough]

There average journalist really should do some homework before commenting on military hardware. Not every helicopter in Army colours is a Blackhawk. The helicopter pictured was an MRH90 Taipan. That’s like calling a Camry a Cadillac.

[Quokka]

as a volly this video as rally made me mad @ABC how abut you ask volleys form across the country they tell you why the numbers are on the decline.

[Birch]

No. Military spend 80% of their time cleaning equipment, training or painting rocks. If Military doesn't help, they may lose their budget

[alanbstard]

people in threatened areas need to learn from the SES and the Bush fires brigades to help themselves. Ethnic Australia should be encouraged to volunteer

[potapotapotapotapotapota]

I mean, when we aren't at war what exactly are the army supposed to be doing?

[samyas]

This is not even a 3rd world country. Not even African contenant! Are you occupied dears? . This is 1903 AD not even 2023. Can describe many things. But not the most expensive universities in the world!

[samyas]

Australia is world class country, this is cannot be explained but only God. Double your charity mybe! I don't dream to visit your country anymore 😢