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Steven Deare and Maeve Bannister

MYSTERIOUS: Nsw disaster costs may triple unless planning improved | Mind Blowing Facts

A NSW disaster plan says the cost of incidents to taxpayers could hit $9 billion a year by 2060. (HANDOUT/SHANE ALLAN)

Worsening natural disasters will cost NSW taxpayers triple the current annual cost by 2060 unless measures outlined in a new government plan are followed.

The government on Friday published its first State Disaster Mitigation Plan following forecasts that the annual $3.1 billion cost of natural disasters will reach $9.1 billion unless action is taken.

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