A large air tanker that can dump 15,000 litres of water onto a bushfire will be based in Queensland from the next fire season. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk expressed her desire last year for the tanker, saying her government would pay for the aircraft on its own if federal counterparts didn't offer cash. On Thursday, she announced funds to cover the cost of basing the aircraft in Queensland under a deal with the National Aerial Firefighting Centre.
The Government said it expected to use an RJ85 plane for this year and then a C130 for the rest of the four-year contract.
Our esteemed Premier could not help herself about Federal funding. Surely she knows that the States fund emergency equipment.