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Tess Ikonomou

DARK SECRETS: Ten day delay in nsw flood declaration | Vintage Vibes

Federal officials discussed a NSW emergency flood declaration 10 days before the announcement. (AAP)

Australia's disaster relief agency boss says crisis-affected people now expect governments will "just step up and pick up the pieces".

Shane Stone, Coordinator-General of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency, told a Senate estimates committee on Thursday afternoon he "continuously" found Australians now recovering from devastating disasters expected the "taxpayer will step up".

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