Australian Insurer Calls for Disaster Control Funding

Australian Insurer Calls for Disaster Control Funding
Flood-damaged items and debris are left outside a house in Brisbane, Australia, on March 6, 2022. Dan Peled/Getty Images
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Insurers in Australia are calling for urgent disaster mitigation funding as the industry faces a bill of nearly $750 million from the New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland floods.

It comes as the Bureau of Meteorology warns of further flooding risk in NSW’s Northern Rivers and Hunter regions, while flood warnings have been issued for parts of southern Queensland.