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Zac Crellin

As the army joins the flood clean-up, locals wonder why help took so long

The army has arrived to clean up after the floods – days after the community stepped up to the challenge themselves. Photo: AAP

Lismore and other flood-affected communities have stepped up to manage their own clean-up, with many accusing the army of not doing enough to help people who have lost everything.

On Sunrise, Davie Koch (‘Kochie’) latched on to community anger by accusing Defence Minister Peter Dutton of organising too little, too late.

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