The Federal government has waved the white flag on its plan to shirk responsibility for disaster recovery.

After announcing plans to split the arrangement 50-50 with states and territories, they have instead decided to uphold the existing 75-25 funding arrangement.

CEO of the Local Government Association of Queensland, Alison Smith, joined Carla Bignasca on 4BC Drive to discuss what this means for Australia’s most disaster-prone state.

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