Eligible communities affected by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred will have access to short-term relief payments through the government's Disaster Recovery Allowance, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...

Australia’s volunteer shortage means more ADF personnel involvement in natural disasters. But the recent accident shows this comes with risks.

Australia would have a Climate Response Service to put thousands of people on the ground and help prepare for fires, floods, and cyclones; and assist with the extensive cleanup after they strike, unde ...

Australia would have a Climate Response Service to put thousands of people on the ground and help prepare for fires, floods, and cyclones; and assist ...

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis ...

Recruitment incentives are needed to boost the number of emergency services volunteers to respond to natural disasters and take the pressure off the ADF.

Saturday afternoon at approximately 5.30pm a member of the public called in to 000 the building fire on Morton Street, ...

The NSW RFS is the world’s largest volunteer fire ... most recently, the North Queensland floods.