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[2] In 1900, New South Wales and Victoria enacted legislation introducing non-contributory pensions for those aged 65 and over. Queensland legislated a similar system in 1907 before the Deakin government introduced a national aged pension under the Invalid and Old-Aged Pensions Act 1908. A national invalid disability pension was started in 1910 ...
The National Recovery and Resilience Agency (NRRA) was the executive agency to help those affected by natural disasters, including droughts, bushfires and floods.It was formed on 5 May 2021 from the merger of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency and the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency, in response to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster ...
A$2.5 billion in Queensland alone [8] A$4.8 billion [ 9 ] The 2022 eastern Australia floods were one of the nation's worst recorded flood disasters with a series of floods that occurred from late February to early May in South East Queensland , the Wide Bay–Burnett and parts of coastal New South Wales .
Services Australia, formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security, is an executive agency of the Australian Government, responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments, health insurance payments, child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. [6]
In 2021, personnel included 2,600 full-time (professional) firefighters and 2,000 on-call auxiliary firefighters, and approximately 27,000 Rural Fire Service volunteers. The Queensland Government minister responsible for QFD is the Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers, currently the Honourable Ann Leahy. [3]
2021 Bushfire: Wooroloo bushfire: 0 86 buildings, [69] 10,900 hectares (27,000 acres) 2021 Flood: 2021 Eastern Australia floods: 3 A$1,000,000,000 (estimate) A widespread weather event with heavy rain over several days caused flooding in Western Sydney and the Far North Coast, extending into South East Queensland. At least 18,000 people were ...
The 2019 Townsville flood was a major flood event that occurred in the city of Townsville and surrounding areas, on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] Townsville has endured around 20 major flooding events since colonial settlement in the 1860s, but the 2019 event was one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact the region. [2]
Small businesses and primary producers in 13 local government areas became eligible for grants of up to A$25,000 to pay for costs from damage incurred as a result of the floods. [118] National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements were made available to a total of 31 local government areas across Queensland. [119]