Crisis response
Briefing paper
Funding NDIS supports during disasters and emergencies
This paper outlines solutions to funding gaps during disasters and emergencies that affect the delivery of disability supports. It makes recommendations for targeted, time-limited funding measures that can be rapidly set up in an emergency to ensure the continuation of supports and the safety of people with disability.
Guide
The strategic decision making process: a guide for crisis management
This guide gives critical infrastructure owners and operators a clear and structured way to make decisions during a crisis. It outlines key elements that support better decision making: create a psychologically safe environment; identify problems and solutions; envisage possible futures; manage cognitive biases; record decisions; and manage stakeholders.
Report
Collateral damage: what the untold stories from the COVID-19 pandemic expose about human rights in Australia
This report tells the stories of Australians who were impacted by Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response measures and asks how human rights can be better safeguarded during future emergencies. The report recommends that all levels of government in Australia adopt an Emergency Response Framework underpinned by key principles designed to protect human rights.
Report
Natural disaster-related legal need in Australia
This report presents findings from a study on the ways that Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in New South Wales engage in disaster preparedness, the barriers they face, and the enablers that support effective engagement and preparedness. Through insights from legal professionals, the research highlights the challenges, opportunities, and systemic factors shaping disaster-related legal preparedness.
Briefing paper
Building resilient Australian communities
This paper explores the perspectives of two communities in New South Wales, drawing on their lived experiences of community-wide crises to establish what community resilience means and how it is best supported. The insights from these communities reveal policy opportunities for the NSW Government that could boost community resilience in future.