Could this Federal Senate report make a difference?
Last month the Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience published its report Boots on the ground: Raising resilience (https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Disaster_Resilience).
The Select Committee reported on the current preparedness, response and recovery workforce models, including the role of the Australian Defence Force and, among others, the civil and volunteer groups and state-based services in preparing for, responding to and recovering from natural disasters. It also considered other models for repurposing or adapting Australian civil and volunteer groups.