Councils across Australia are calling for the federal government to abandon proposed changes to disaster recovery funding arrangements.

The proposed changes would see the federal government's contribution -- for disasters such as fires, floods and cyclones -  capped at 50%, whereas until now, the Commonwealth has typically contributed around 65%.

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