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Emergency Services and Public Safety

Police, fire, ambulance, SES, emergency management

43 entities • 114,120 staff • $26.8B total budget

43

Agencies

114.1k

Staff

$26.8B

Budget

266

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Ideas for emergency services and public safety (266)

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Reform proposals citizens have asked for, strategies promise, research recommends, or other governments have tested.

"Know your risk" disaster postcard

Every household in a high-risk area gets a postcard: "Your property is in a flood/fire zone. Here's your risk level, your insurer's obligations, and 3 things you can do this weekend."

Subsidised household resilience kits

$50 subsidised kits: torch, battery radio, water purification tablets, first aid, emergency contact card, pet plan template. Sold at Bunnings/post offices.

Gutter/drain check SMS reminder

Council sends SMS before storm season: "Clear your gutters and check your downpipes this weekend. Here's a 2-minute video showing how."

Community battery storage

Neighbourhood-scale battery storage funded by council/state. When the grid goes down, community power stays on. Already piloted in several suburbs.

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Anti-Scam SMS spine

National 'verified-sender + shortcode' anti-scam scheme for government, banks and telcos with branded sender ID.

Citizen Journey

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Disaster-claim co-pilot

Co-pilot embedded in disaster recovery centres + online that walks citizens through every program they qualify for.

Citizen Journey

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Justice reinvestment scale-up

Federal co-funding for community-led justice-reinvestment in 30 priority LGAs (e.g. Maranguka model).

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Custody Notification 24/7 nationally

National rollout of culturally-safe Custody Notification Service to every jurisdiction.

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43 entities • 114,120 total staff • $26.8B total budget

VIC4 entities • 32,350 staff

Statutory Authority

Victoria Police

$4.8B budget$4.2B rev22,000 staff

Statutory Authority

Ambulance Victoria

$1.2B budget$1.2B rev5,500 staff

Statutory Authority

Fire Rescue Victoria

$950M budget$850M rev4,500 staff

Statutory Authority

Victoria State Emergency Service

$120M budget$120M rev350 staff

QLD3 entities • 23,700 staff

State Department

Queensland Police Service

$3.5B budget$3.2B rev18,000 staff

Statutory Authority

Queensland Ambulance Service

$1.2B budget$900M rev5,500 staff

Statutory Authority

Queensland State Emergency Service

$60M budget$60M rev200 staff

NSW3 entities • 21,500 staff

Statutory Authority

NSW Police Force

$5.2B budget$4.8B rev20,000 staff

Statutory Authority

NSW Rural Fire Service

$450M budget$550M rev1,000 staff

Statutory Authority

NSW State Emergency Service

$180M budget$120M rev500 staff

WA2 entities • 10,700 staff

Statutory Authority

Western Australia Police Force

$1.8B budget$1.8B rev8,500 staff

State Department

Department of Fire and Emergency Services

$750M budget$550M rev2,200 staff

SA5 entities • 9,950 staff

Statutory Authority

South Australia Police

$1.2B budget$1.2B rev6,500 staff

Statutory Authority

SA Ambulance Service

$350M budget2,000 staff

Statutory Authority

South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service

$250M budget$250M rev1,100 staff

Statutory Authority

South Australian Country Fire Service

$120M budget$120M rev250 staff

Statutory Authority

South Australian State Emergency Service

$25M budget100 staff

Commonwealth17 entities • 8,510 staff

Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity

Australian Federal Police

$2.6B budget$2.1B rev7,800 staff

Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity

National Emergency Management Agency

$275M budget$1.5B rev650 staff

Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity

Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority

$100M budget$12M rev40 staff

Commonwealth Company

AAF Company (Trustee of Army Amenities Fund and Messes Trust Fund)

$15M budget$5M rev20 staff

Australian Institute of Police Management

Computer Emergency Response Team Australia

Inter-jurisdictional Body

Communicable Diseases Network Australia

Christmas Island Emergency Management Committee

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Emergency Management Committee

Jervis Bay Territory Emergency Management Committee

Government Subsidiary

Hotel Enterprises Pty Limited

Government Subsidiary

Ikara Wilpena Enterprises Pty Ltd

Government Subsidiary

Tennant Creek Enterprises Pty Limited

Joint Venture/Partnership

Tennant Creek Enterprises Trust

National Emergency Medal Committee

Ministerial Council

National Emergency Management Ministers' Meeting

Ministerial Council

Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee

TAS5 entities • 4,860 staff

State Department

Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

$550M budget$450M rev2,200 staff

Statutory Authority

Tasmania Police

$350M budget$350M rev1,500 staff

Statutory Authority

Ambulance Tasmania

$120M budget600 staff

Statutory Authority

Tasmania Fire Service

$85M budget500 staff

Statutory Authority

Tasmania State Emergency Service

$20M budget$20M rev60 staff

NT1 entities • 2,000 staff

State Department

Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Services

$450M budget$450M rev2,000 staff

ACT3 entities • 550 staff

Statutory Authority

ACT Emergency Services Agency

$120M budget500 staff

Statutory Authority

ACT Rural Fire Service

$15M budget30 staff

Statutory Authority

ACT State Emergency Service

$8M budget20 staff