14 September 2011

Australia: 'Government disaster spend unsustainable' - IAG

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Insurance Australia Group (IAG) wants a big increase in government budgets for disaster mitigation, which are tiny compared to the $6 billion spent on recovery and rebuilding in recent years, reports the Australian.

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