Couple who lost everything shocked at being denied #bushfire assistance. #abc730 @lucethoughts
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“I lost everything. I lost every photograph I’ve ever had. I lost everything I’ve ever had. Everything. I just have nothing from 57 years of life.” - Marilyn Mills, Cobargo, NSW. #abc730 #bushfire
“The funding and resourcing for the RFS has never been better. We still enjoy record funding today. And our levels of training, our equipment, our protective clothing, all those sorts of things have never been better.” - Shane Fitzsimmons, NSW @rfscommissioner #abc730 #bushfires
Lorena Granados and her husband Gasper Roman were told they wouldn’t get access to a NSW disaster relief grant because they own an investment property and earned over the income limit of $943 per couple a week. #abc730 #bushfires
“I was pretty shocked actually because I've been a taxpayer all my life. And I feel like I've paid enough tax to be able to qualify for some assistance when I'm in trouble.” - Lorena Granados, Mogo, NSW #abc730 #bushfires
“There is some survey data indicating that 53% of Australians gave in response to the #bushfire crisis. The average amount given was $50.” - @KSeibertAu, @Swinburne #abc730
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