Queensland may be known as the Sunshine State, but it’s also Australia’s ground zero when it comes to climate fuelled disasters. This report calls on the Queensland Government to stop approving new or expanded coal and gas projects, grow firefighting capacity and help households and communities better prepare for increasing climate risks.

This report follows an inquiry into the state’s preparedness for and response to Victoria’s major flooding event of October 2022. The report makes findings on Victoria’s flood governance arrangements, planning and flood risk, mitigation infrastructure, emergency warnings, community recovery and resourcing and response of the Victoria State Emergency Service.

Emergency Leaders for Climate Action is a cohort of former senior Australian fire and emergency service leaders from every state and territory, with deep expertise in disaster planning, preparedness, response and recovery. The content of this report reflects this first-hand experience, along with inputs from experts and practitioners in climate change adaptation. It seeks to...

This inquiry found that the key issues impacting the resilience of Australia's road networks are maintenance under-investment and backlogs, asset condition data gaps, challenges accessing betterment funding, and a lack of cross-government collaboration and planning to support targeted investment and risk mitigation.

​The Australian Government is currently seeking to enhance Commonwealth crisis responses and recovery capabilities. This comes as Australia faces increasingly frequent and severe crises. The Department of Home Affairs is seeking input on how the nation can achieve this.