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In a rare development, the Federal Opposition has come out to support a new Federal Government policy – the creation of a National Flood Warning Network.
The Labor Government recently announced national flood warning network will be set up in an attempt better protect at-risk communities from natural disasters.
It will spend $236 million in the next decade to set up the network and centered largely around installing more and upgrading flood gauges working with local, state, and territory governments.
It will also outlay an additional $8.6m to improve the ability of emergency teams to respond in the wake of disaster…