Victorian government accused of CFA report cover-up
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into January's bushfires is under scrutiny after the CFA submitted a 33-page evidence report that was retracted and replaced with an 18-page version following government intervention. The original report revealed nearly 20 per cent of CFA career staff positions were vacant during the fires, over 50 per cent vacancies in worst-affected districts, and that the CFA requested $330 million in additional funding but received only $118 million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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