Australian State Wants Federal Funds to Remove Fire-Prone Building Cladding

Canberra says it's not an ATM

A general view of the Lacrosse building in the Docklands in Melbourne, Australia, on June 16, 2017. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Victoria wants the federal government to pitch in $300 million to its newly-established fund for the removal of dangerous cladding from hundreds of buildings.

The Commonwealth is being asked to stump up $300 million to help remove dangerous cladding from hundreds of buildings across Victoria.