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Disaster recovery payments
Financial help including the Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) and Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) are available to support Australians after disasters. Find out more about whether you’re eligible for this disaster support and how to claim.
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Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
We provide funding to states and territories to share the financial burden of responding to a disaster.
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Disaster Recovery Funding Framework
A new disaster recovery funding system for simpler, fairer and better targeted risk reduction and recovery.
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North Queensland Recovery and Resilience Package
The North Queensland Recovery and Resilience Package (NQRRP) helps local communities recover from, and prepare for, future floods.
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Queensland and New South Wales flood recovery and resilience package
Supporting flood-affected communities across Queensland and New South Wales.
2019–20 Black Summer bushfires
2019–20 Black Summer bushfires
In 2021 the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery (BSBR) Grants Program provided $390 million to support recovery projects in areas that were disaster declared by states and territories under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
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Case study VIC Bushfire Resilience and risk reduction
Connecting government leaders with recovering communities
Assistant Minister the Hon Josh Wilson MP recently visited the Grampians in western Victoria to see firsthand the resilience of communities still recovering from compounding disasters.
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