‘Mayors were heard’: Federal Government backflips on proposed disaster funding cuts

要点

• The Federal Government has backflipped on a proposed cut to disaster recovery funding for states and local councils. Far North Queensland councils, along with the Local Government Association of Queensland, had strongly opposed the plan.
• Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government would maintain current funding arrangements. Cook Shire Mayor Robyn Holmes welcomed the decision, saying councils with small rate bases would have struggled.
• Leichhardt MP Matt Smith said his advocacy helped secure the outcome.