Shane Stone to lead new National Recovery and Resilience Agency
By
Shannon Jenkins
Wednesday May 5, 2021
Scott Morrisson and Shane Stone in 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)
The government will establish a National Recovery and Resilience Agency and an Australian Climate Service to help Australia better prepare for natural disasters and adapt to the changing climate.
Former Northern Territory chief minister Shane Stone has been appointed as coordinator-general of the agency, which will combine the former National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency and the National Bushfire Recovery Agency.
The creation of the agency was recommended by the bushfire royal commission.