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| Australia fires live: NSW and Victoria bushfire communities assess damage as PM visits Kangaroo Island – latest updates | Australia fires live: NSW and Victoria bushfire communities assess damage as PM visits Kangaroo Island – latest updates |
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| Scott Morrison to tour island where there are grave fears for unique wildlife. NSW and Victorian communities clean up during a brief period of cooler weather. Follow the latest news and live updates | Scott Morrison to tour island where there are grave fears for unique wildlife. NSW and Victorian communities clean up during a brief period of cooler weather. Follow the latest news and live updates |
| QUEENSLAND | |
| Emergency Hardship Assistance | |
| * Up to $180 (person) and $900 (family). | |
| Essential Services Hardship Assistance | |
| * Up to $150 (person) and $750 (family) | |
| * For those who lost power, gas, water or sewerage. | |
| Essential Household Contents Grant | |
| * Up to $1765 (singles) and $5300 (couples and families) | |
| * For those uninsured or unable to claim. | |
| Structural Assistance | |
| * Up to $10,995 (singles) and $14,685 (couples and families) | |
| * For those uninsured or unable to claim. | |
| Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Grant | |
| * Up to $200 for safety inspections | |
| * Up to $4200 for repairs | |
| * For those uninsured who pass an income assets test. | |
| Disaster Assistance Loans | |
| * Up to $250,000 for primary producers for up to 10 years | |
| * To replace machinery, infrastructure and livestock | |
| * Grants also available to small businesses and non-profits. | |
| TASMANIA | |
| Emergency Assistance | |
| * Up to $250 (adult), $125 (child) and $1000 (family). | |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA | |
| Personal Hardship Emergency Grants | |
| * Up to $280 (adult) and $700 (family). | |
| Re-establishment Grants | |
| * Up to $10,000 per eligible household | |
| * For those uninsured whose primary residence is damaged. | |
| Disaster Recovery Funding | |
| * Up to $15,000 for primary producers and $10,000 for small businesses. | |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Disaster Recovery Funding | |
| * Payments to replace essential items and repair households. | |
| Small Businesses | |
| * Eligible interest payment subsidies capped at $6000 for up to 10 years. | |
| Primary Producers | |
| * Also eligible for interest payment subsidies | |
| * Up to half of freight costs subsidised | |
| * All fencing reconstruction costs reimbursed | |
| * Up to $1500 for professional advice. | |
| AAP have put together a handy guide on what financial support is available in each jurisdiction impacted by the fires: | |
| COMMONWEALTH | |
| * Up to $1000 per adult and $400 per child | |
| * For those seriously injured, who lost immediate family, were made homeless or had homes damaged as a direct result of bushfires | |
| Disaster Recovery Allowance | |
| * Up to 13 weeks support for income loss. | |
| VICTORIA | |
| Emergency Relief Assistance | |
| * Up to $560 (adult), $280 (child) and $1960 (household) | |
| * For those unable to access homes for up to seven days | |
| Emergency Re-establishment Payments | |
| * Up to $42,250 per household | |
| * For uninsured whose homes are uninhabitable for more than seven days. | |
| NSW | |
| Disaster Relief Grants | |
| * Uncapped payments to help replace damaged essentials | |
| * For those whose homes and contents have been damaged or destroyed, meet a low income test and have no insurance. | |
| Natural Disaster Recovery Relief | |
| * Up $15,000 for primary producers, small businesses, sporting clubs and not-for-profits. | |
| Scott Morrison has arrived at a fire-affected property in Kangaroo Island, near Stokes Bay in the north of the island. | |
| The property belongs to Madelyn and Simon Kelly who are wool farmers. | |
| He is being joined by the SA premier, Steven Marshall, and SA Senator Anne Ruston, and KI mayor Michael Pengilly. | |
| Morrison said the conditions on KI and across the country had been “shocking and terrifying”. | |
| He said he has seen “solidarity” in affected communities and a commitment “We are going to rebuild...and the platform we are going to build upon is you, because you built it in the first place,” he told community members at the property. | |
| Sarah Hanson-Young visited the firezone on Kangaroo Island yesterday. | |
| She has called for help for the wildlife, as well as the community. | |
| Getting to the Victorian coastal town of Mallacoota has been challenging. | |
| There has been a mass evacuation for those who wanted to go, involving the ADF. Now the operation to bring those who remain supplies has begun in earnest | |
| The prime minister has issued this statement, following the attack on a base housing US troops in Iraq: | |
| To give you a better idea of what Kangaroo Island has faced, here is the latest photo gallery. | To give you a better idea of what Kangaroo Island has faced, here is the latest photo gallery. |
| Just a reminder, that these fires have affected one-third of the island – there is still much that has not been impacted. If you have a holiday planned for the area, just check before you head off. | Just a reminder, that these fires have affected one-third of the island – there is still much that has not been impacted. If you have a holiday planned for the area, just check before you head off. |
| From the Kangaroo Island pool copy (given the limited space, one journalist is usually nominated to send out information for all media outlets to use. The same thing happens with the visuals): | From the Kangaroo Island pool copy (given the limited space, one journalist is usually nominated to send out information for all media outlets to use. The same thing happens with the visuals): |
| Prime Minister Scott Morrison learnt about Iran’s attack on US forces stationed in Iraq while flying to South Australia today to visit bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island. | Prime Minister Scott Morrison learnt about Iran’s attack on US forces stationed in Iraq while flying to South Australia today to visit bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island. |
| Mr Morrison spoke to the Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne regarding the situation while on the flight. | Mr Morrison spoke to the Chief of the Defence Force Angus Campbell, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds and Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne regarding the situation while on the flight. |
| He also phoned Opposition leader Anthony Albanese. | He also phoned Opposition leader Anthony Albanese. |
| It’s understood the Prime Minister will continue to receive briefings about the attack throughout the day. | It’s understood the Prime Minister will continue to receive briefings about the attack throughout the day. |
| SA Premier Steven Marshall met Mr Morrison on Kangaroo Island this morning, where the two leaders will meet South Australians impacted by the fires today and announce $11 million in joint funding for recovery grants for farmers and small businesses. | SA Premier Steven Marshall met Mr Morrison on Kangaroo Island this morning, where the two leaders will meet South Australians impacted by the fires today and announce $11 million in joint funding for recovery grants for farmers and small businesses. |
| Scott Morrison’s press conference should be held just after midday. | Scott Morrison’s press conference should be held just after midday. |
| And for those who missed Shane Fitzsimmons on the issue of hazard reduction burns this morning: | And for those who missed Shane Fitzsimmons on the issue of hazard reduction burns this morning: |
| A Greens member has emailed me to remind you that the Greens are in a coalition agreement with Labor in the ACT: | A Greens member has emailed me to remind you that the Greens are in a coalition agreement with Labor in the ACT: |
| (Just in relation to an earlier post.) | (Just in relation to an earlier post.) |
| Scott Morrison is touring Kangaroo Island with the South Australian premier, Steven Marshall, as we speak. | Scott Morrison is touring Kangaroo Island with the South Australian premier, Steven Marshall, as we speak. |
| One of the key messages the KI community has been trying to send is to tourists, asking them not to cancel any planned holidays this season. | One of the key messages the KI community has been trying to send is to tourists, asking them not to cancel any planned holidays this season. |
| While a third of the island has been impacted by fires, a lot has not. Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island – after Tasmania and Melville, if memory serves me – so there are still vast areas which have not been impacted and the community needs the support. | While a third of the island has been impacted by fires, a lot has not. Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island – after Tasmania and Melville, if memory serves me – so there are still vast areas which have not been impacted and the community needs the support. |
| Breaking news outside the bushfire crisis: rockets fired at US airbase in Iraq | Breaking news outside the bushfire crisis: rockets fired at US airbase in Iraq |
| US security forces have confirmed multiple rockets have been fired at an airbase housing US and coalition troops in Iraq. Some have hit the base – there is no news of any casualties or injuries at this stage. | US security forces have confirmed multiple rockets have been fired at an airbase housing US and coalition troops in Iraq. Some have hit the base – there is no news of any casualties or injuries at this stage. |
| That follows the US airstrike that killed Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian commander killed at the Baghdad airport on Friday. | That follows the US airstrike that killed Qassem Suleimani, the Iranian commander killed at the Baghdad airport on Friday. |
| And the Commonwealth Bank has also announced its donation details: | And the Commonwealth Bank has also announced its donation details: |
| The Red Cross has also released more information on the “All In” Australian retailer fundraiser. | The Red Cross has also released more information on the “All In” Australian retailer fundraiser. |