Action taken to deal with bushfires

LATEST FEDERAL ACTION ON BUSHFIRES

* $42 million paid to local councils

* $40 million paid in disaster assistance to 30,000 Australians

* Tax and welfare compliance measures have been waived in bushfire areas

* Review process in place if welfare payment problems arise

* Small business roundtable meeting to be held on Tuesday

* Roundtables to be held on tourism, agriculture, science and the environment, with peak groups involved in the bushfire recovery to meet on Friday

* $76 million mental health plan to deal with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder

* National bushfire recovery agency with a $2 billion initial and additional investment

* Navy, Air Force and Army with more than 2000 full-time personnel and over 2700 reservists following compulsory call out

* Financial support to volunteers ($300 per day up to $6000 after 10 days of volunteering)

* Increased volunteer leave arrangements for Commonwealth employees

* Increased resources for the National Aerial Firefighting Centre

* Australian Medical Assistance Team specialists

* Supplying P2 face masks to states and territories

* Australian Border Force vessel to assist in relief and recovery operations

* Emergency communications capabilities, including the NBN Road Muster trucks and Satellite Cell on Wheels.

(Source: Prime Minister Scott Morrison)