Morrison's government is obsessed with hitting a budget surplus but the enormous scale of the bushfire disaster have loosened the purse strings a little.
The response to the enormous fires from Morrisons government was slow and little more than piecemeal, but its coming on now.
About time.
- promising a 2bn AUD spend on recovery efforts (this in addition to already promised recovery funds)
- more if necessary
In addition Morrison is mobilising Australian army intervention to assist further.
