Crisis response
Strategy
Australian Government Crisis Management Framework
A new version of the Australian Government Crisis Management Framework has been released, which comes into immediate effect. The update ensures that arrangements which set out the Australian Government’s response to emergencies and natural disasters are up to date in preparation for the 2024-2025 high-risk weather season.
Briefing paper
COVID-19 response inquiry: roundtable summary – experience of First Nations people
This report summarises discussions at roundtables which brought together key stakeholders from a range of First Nations organisations across Australia to discuss the experiences of First Nations people during the pandemic.
Report
COVID-19 Royal Commission
The primary recommendation from this inquiry is for the Australian government to establish a Royal Commission to examine the Australian response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequential impacts on the Australian community.
Report
National resilience: lessons for Australian policy from international experience
This report reviews international experience of national resilience strategies, planning and processes, to find lessons for Australia. It also examines a series of case studies in which national resilience has (or has not) proved instrumental in the weathering of crises.
Report
Future-proofing safety: COVID-19 and family violence in Victoria 2020-2021
This is the final report for the 'Future-proofing Safety' project, funded by Family Safety Victoria. The report highlights the significant challenges and specific opportunities for services and clients that emerged during COVID-19. These include elevated client risk and need, changed service responses, gaps and weaknesses within the family violence and sexual assault service system, and...