The Australian Government has today made available a new tracking document to provide greater transparency to keep Australians informed on the progress on implementing recommendations from the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
Updates to the document will be published monthly, ensuring the community is aware of the crucial work being achieved across all levels of government and industry to improve national emergency management capabilities.
Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud said that there have been over 240 reports into natural disasters since 1920 with most of them still sitting in draws around the country unaddressed.
"We owe it to those 34 people who paid the ultimate sacrifice in our black summer last year to act on the recommendations of the royal commission," Minister Littleproud said.
"Every Australian rightly deserves transparency around how all levels of Government and industry are responding to the Royal Commission otherwise it'll all be nothing.
"This Royal Commission has presented Australia's Federation, not for profits and the private sector with a road map to better equip communities adapting to and bouncing back from disasters.
"Mitigating, preparing, and responding to natural disasters is a joint effort, and it's important that communities can see how their governments and industry are responding to the important work carried out by the Royal Commission.
"The Australian Government is fully committed to implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission.
"I urge all my state counterparts to show the same commitment to fulfill their obligations as outlined by the Royal Commission's recommendations.
"The transparency provided by this tracking document will allow all Australians to see the positive moves we make to help us in the future."
The document is available on the Department of Home Affairs website.
