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David Littleproud says Government ‘happy’ to have a sovereign aerial firefighting fleet – ABC News
The royal commission into last summer’s devastating bushfires found that Australia was left vulnerable due to its reliance on firefighting air services from North…
Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud says the Federal Government would support a national sovereign aerial firefighting fleet, in an apparent turnaround to the initial cautious response to the bushfires royal commission recommendation.
Key points:
- In October, the bushfires royal commission recommended the development of a national aerial firefighting fleet
- Currently, Australia leases 15 per cent of our firefighting aircrafts from overseas but this is problematic due to overlapping fire…
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