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SES boss defends decision to reject army assistance days before northern NSW floods

NSW State Emergency Service commissioner Carlene York defends a decision not to accept offers of help from the army in the lead-up to the catastrophic floods in the state's north.

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Labor to consider civilian natural disaster agency as alternative to ADF as recovery focus switches to mental health

Shadow defence minister Brendan O’Connor says defence force should be trained for military purposes, not for disaster response

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Nation records 16 Covid deaths; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable after floods – as it happened

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Scott Morrison defends move to leave Queensland off emergency declaration as ADF boosts flood recovery efforts

The Prime Minister says he's listening to the Queensland Premier by not including the state in a national emergency declaration, as the man coordinating the ADF's flood response confirms a boost in the number of boots on the ground helping to clean up in two states.

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Defence forces face an uphill battle to realise troop boost

The government plans to oversee the largest expansion of the Defence Force since the Vietnam War, increasing personnel from 60,000 to almost 80,000.

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'Failure of leadership' across ADF: probe

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been told a "failure of leadership" has led to poor culture across the Australian Defence Force.

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Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

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PM outlines largest peacetime ADF boost

An expansion of Australia's defence workforce will mean an increase of more than 18,000 people over the next two decades.

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‘The lessons haven’t been learned’: who should lead Australia’s disaster recovery response?

Flood-ravaged communities say the burden shouldn’t be placed on them as the case mounts for a well-funded and trained network of first responders

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Defence to grow to largest size since Vietnam War, increasing by nearly 20,000 people by 2040

The government says more personnel are needed to operate new military capability, including promised nuclear-powered submarines and missile systems, but defence insiders doubt the ADF will be able to attract the massive numbers needed.

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The national emergency declaration came days after the east coast was already underwater. Why?

The floods that struck Queensland and northern New South Wales more than a week ago are now Australia's first "national emergency". So, what does that mean? Here's a quick guide.

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Should natural disaster responses be part of the Australian Defence Force's job?

Defence says it is ready and willing to help during and after crises like floods or bushfires, but some experts are wondering if constantly calling upon the ADF is the best answer to disasters at home.

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More help arriving for northern NSW towns

Premier Dominic Perrottet says 900 ADF troops are on their way to the flood devastated communities in the NSW Northern Rivers to help with the mammoth clean-up.

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Murwillumbah residents say authorities failed them during NSW floods as community stepped in

Flood recovery efforts are underway across northern New South Wales, but a week after the disaster, Murwillumbah residents are asking authorities why they have had to rely on the community for help.

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Extra ADF troops to assist flood recovery

Nearly 700 extra ADF personnel will hit the ground of flood-affected regions by the end of Tuesday as clean-up efforts continue.

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Flood havoc as Central Coast braces for 4.5m swells – as it happened

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Defence Force defends response to communities in NSW devastated by floods

The man in charge of the Defence Force's response to communities devastated by floods apologises to residents who are questioning why it took so long for help to arrive.

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ADF defends floods response after Lismore residents organise helicopters for supply drops

‘I think we have done all that we can within the conditions we have been faced with,’ major general David Thomae says

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Locals take charge of NSW floods helicopter food and rescue efforts amid frustration with ADF

Volunteers are spending hours flying over submerged power lines and the stench of decaying cattle, delivering urgent aid to their towns

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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Further federal flood assistance planned

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said another round of financial assistance would be provided to flood-affected communities in NSW and Queensland.

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Flooded communities relying on each other for road repairs, food, fuel

Frustrated residents are patching roads themselves and hiking across flooded causeways with fuel and food for stranded neighbours as the ADF airlifts people out.

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Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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