Government accused of censoring CFA bushfire inquiry
The Victorian state government is accused of censorship after the CFA withdrew damaging information from a parliamentary bushfire inquiry. The original 33-page submission revealed nearly 20% of CFA career staff positions were vacant, over half of positions in fire-affected districts were unfilled, and the CFA received only $118 million of the $330 million in additional funding it requested. After government intervention, a corrected 18-page version was submitted, with the government claiming the initial report contained Cabinet-in-Confidence information provided in error.See…
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