The Australian Government has announced the establishment of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency.

The agency aims to help support local communities respond to large-scale natural disasters and undertake new initiatives to manage the impact of future events and the changing climate. It will provide support to local communities during the relief and recovery phases following major disasters and provide advice to Government on policies and programs to mitigate the impact of future major disaster events.

The Australian Government has committed $600 million to a new program of disaster preparation and mitigation, managed by the new National Recovery and Resilience Agency.

The National Recovery and Resilience Agency will be led by Coordinator-General Shane Stone and bring together the former National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency and the National Bushfire Recovery Agency, including the $2 billion National Bushfire Recovery Fund.

The Agency will also take responsibility for supporting the long-term recovery of communities rebuilding after the recent storms and floods in New South Wales and Queensland and cyclones in West Australia.

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