Regarding the Australian bushfire season , the Morrison government announced a mandatory call-out of the Army reserve brigades for the first time in the nation 's history .
On 4 January 2020 , following a meeting of the National Security Committee , the Morrison Government announced a compulsory call-out of the ADF 's reserve brigades for the first time in the nation 's history to deploy approximately 3,000 reserve personnel full-time to assist with in the Operation .
2019–20 Australian bushfire season