natural disasters
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CLIMATE CHANGE
The floods have killed at least 21 Australians. Adapting to a harsher climate is now a life-or-death matter
Image: Jason O'Brien/AAPThe devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales highlight, yet again, Australia’s failure to plan for natural disasters. As we’re seeing...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
We can’t keep relying on charities and the food industry to supply food after disasters – the government must lead
Image: ShutterstockAustralia is facing yet another “unprecedented” weather event as extreme flooding across Queensland and New South Wales submerges entire towns.In the immediate aftermath, there’s a new challenge...
BODY/SOUL/SPIRIT
Drinking water can be a dangerous cocktail for people in flood areas
Image: AAP/Darren EnglandParts of south east Queensland and northern NSW have been experiencing what has been called a “rain bomb”. Despite the heavy falls,...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
‘They lost our receipts three times’: how getting an insurance payout can be a full-time job
Picture: AAP Image/BIANCA DE MARCHIAs thousands of homes remain underwater in what appears to be yet another historic flood event in New South Wales,...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters
AAP Image/Supplied by DFES, Nikki WoodsMore than 70 homes were destroyed by bushfires in Western Australia this week, leaving those affected facing enormous costs. After disasters...
2019-2020 BUSHFIRES
No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse
Bushfires reveal a story we need to hear.
Picture: Australian Navy
This summer’s bushfires were not just devastating events in themselves. More broadly, they highlighted...
CONTRIBUTORS AND BLOGGERS
Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfires
Bushfires aren’t the only catastrophic emergency Australia
is likely to see. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Calls are growing for a national bushfire plan, including from former...
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