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Flood relief schemes to be treated as critical infrastructure under new laws

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 - 15:00

Louise Burne, Greg Murphy and Paul Hosford

Flood relief schemes will now be treated as critical infrastructure under emergency new laws.

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