The Federal Government has matched the Queensland Government with a $1 million dollar donation towards the floods in Queensland. Given that $599 million has just been allocated for third world countries due to your environmental 'vandalism' and to compensate corrupt Governments to prevent climate change, I really see this as an insult to Aussies. Why make such a stingy announcement?

its an in-sult
eg-sult..thing

govt needs someone...they care about..to beg

qld govt can give half a BILLION
to shareholders...to not build..a magnesium plant in gladstone

[peter beauty]...

and federally john howhard
can top that up..with another half a billion
to..not build..a magnesium plant in gladstone

runner mate
its only cause
the wrong people..are asking

ya gotta know..how to play the system

anna blight wants..the people..to fill the bank ledger
shes is being tight..because in the past
she was too loose..with our money

the cuboard is bare
wonder if repair of the railsystem
we privatised...gets any govt cash?

it all depends on who you are

clive palmer has no trouble
getting a 65 billion new mine

ya gotta think..like a politition..[ie former lawyers]
they dont know..their billions..from their millions

she likely meant to say..a 100 million...lol

earlier reports..had her saying tens of millions damages
then revised it..to 100 millions
now billions..lol

she dont know..if shes comming
but she knows..shes is going

just selling off the last of her silver-linning

but..were broke..still paying off THE INTREST..on her parties party
intrest..on the real cash..she gave away..a long time ago
to her party mates..her boys in the boys club

oh and flood insurance...has a lot of loop-holes
it dosnt cover...run through water..flowing past

so these areas
are going to be returning to the deserts
/wilderness

just like the lab-rat..party machine

Before all the xtians on OLO get up in arms, let us not forget that after nine years of drought, and constant prayer vigils by fearful faithful, the amount of rain that we have had dumped on us is entirely the fault of God, and those who demanded the drought be eased.

Thanks for nothing fellas.

As for the stingy approach by Gillard, quite so.

She is happy to throw $500 million to unqualified people posing as 'chaplains' without a second thought, but deliveing basic infrastructure where and when it is needed is beyond her.

And let's not overlook the use the money to Indonesia is to be put to.

It will be assisting the Indonesian madrassahs to churn out more of their 'faithful', and maybe we will even see a rash of Baptists going there to 'save' them from the 'wrong' religion too?

Runner can type sense on occasion.

What amounts have been directed to similar floods in recent times?

Perhaps we could redirect the needless subsidies that would otherwise build and run redundant religious schools.

rusty.

I like the droll comments from a couple of Aussie "cockies", One said "the longer the drought that harder the rains", another said, "it's amazing how a flood buggers up a good drought". It's a pity Dorothy McKeller didn't work for the Met. Office.

runner
$1M does not seem enough. However, I would like to know more before making a judgement. TBC's comment about priorities in terms of money allocated to what is ostensibly personal matters (eg. Chaplaincy programme) compared to community benefits in disaster relief highlights some of the oddities and disparities in funding decisions.

However, does anyone know how this $1M is to be used. Is it to assist in the re-building infrastructure (that was my sense from the news).

This does not seem much however it is not the only money allocated by Federal Government. There is usually flood relief packages for individuals, businesses and farmers as well.

http://www.daff.gov.au/ludwig/media-releases/2010/december/assistance_for_flood_affected_communities

Close to a billion dollars was spent on drought relief and I suspect the government will continue to add more to the pot in relation to the floods. (Although there were some concerns that part of the money was wasted in red tape)

Australians are usually generous donors themselves when it comes to disasters both at home and overseas. Donations can be made at major banks or via charities like the Red Cross.