Mr LITTLEPROUD (Maranoa—Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management) (15:07): Can I thank the honourable member for her question and her interest in her native Gold Coast, where the Prime Minister and I, and the member for Wright, visited last week and announced extra income support for the people who have been impacted by this fire event. This morning I had the honour to visit Stanthorpe, in my own electorate, to see a community that has galvanised and put its arms around those that have lost. I have been able to partner with the Queensland government in increasing our category B payments for freight relief, and also concessional loans for repairs and construction, and also further freight. This builds on what we have already announced in partnership with the state government in terms of income: $900 per family, instantly, as soon as these fires took place. The Queensland government and the federal government worked hand in hand. We made sure the people who were impacted were not out of pocket. We also have grants available for household goods and for the rebuilding of their properties. We stand ready, with the Queensland government, when they make further applications for assistance. What was sobering this morning when I met with Assistant Commissioner Megan Stiffler, who ran operations, was the stark reminder of her assessment on the night the fires started. They made an assessment that there would be fatalities. The catastrophic nature of the fire that took place around Stanthorpe and Applethorpe meant that there was very little they thought they could do—that there would be fatalities. Proudly, because of the meticulous planning those men and women—both professional and volunteers—had put in place, not one life has been lost. Homes have been lost. I met Mr and Mrs Bourzali today. The day that they lost their house marked 50 years since they emigrated from France to Australia. Despite the pain and anguish that they and their family felt, all they were concerned about, all that they were proud about, was that they had a small-town community that put their arms around them. They had fire men and women stand there with them, trying to protect their homes and properties—firemen like Pedro, who is the captain of the Rural Fire Service at Stanthorpe. He's just a knockabout bloke. He, along with his battalion, worked for over 24 hours trying to save their community. They're ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things. We should be proud of the fact that, in these darkest days, average Australians become great Australians. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition's just indicated he wants to very briefly, on indulgence, say something. Mr Albanese: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I do want to associate Labor with the remarks of the minister and congratulate him on the nature of those remarks. But, more importantly, on behalf of our side, I want to join with your side of the House in congratulating all those men and women—those who are paid but particularly the volunteers—who are going out there and helping their fellow Australians at this difficult time. Mr Morrison: I thank the Leader of the Opposition. I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.