Disaster capitalism: Business has found an upside to fires and floods

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Private enterprise that specialises in disaster recovery has found a profitable niche by taking on roles that were once assumed by government, but in some disaster-hit communities resentment is growing | bencubby

in the past and still has companies with the name “Trump” in their titles, has helped drive the solid growth of Johns Lyng Group by buying smaller building firms and pushing into the strata management business.

“Councils and local community tend to be pushed out of the road,” he said. “What people want to see is members of the community and local council being informed, sharing information, being key to the process.” The Labor MP for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, said she had also received complaints from flood-affected people about the property assessment process and had raised them with the minister for emergency services, Steph Cooke. She has raised “the lack of clarity around the Johns Lyng Group’s role in flood recovery” in parliament.

Another widespread but inaccurate view in the community was that people needed to be part of the Johns Lyng Group assessment process to be eligible for a potential home buyback scheme. The details of the scheme are set to be released next week. The NSW Council of Social Service called for more transparency and better communication in the flood zones.

 

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bencubby This sort of thing is all too familiar these days at all levels and flavours of Australian politics. As a species, it seems we really can't get out of our own way

bencubby This sounds sick and twisted; like ambulance chasing. Making money from peoples misfortunes.

bencubby And so should resentment grow. There should be no recovery investment wasted through palming off government responsibility and recovery funding to self interested and profit hungry consultant's and privateer's. Every $ should be directed directly to rebuilding and those impacted

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