This report aims to help governments strengthen financial resilience against catastrophic risks. It provides a framework to assess the need for government-supported financial protection and the advantages and disadvantages of the main approaches to offering such support. It applies this framework to three types of large-scale risks: natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks and cyber-attacks and...

This report provides data on the cost of extreme weather over the past 12 months in Australia. It highlights policy recommendations that will help Australia adapt to climate risks including defending critical infrastructure, better land use planning and improving building resilience. It finds the gap between those with adequate insurance and those without is widening.

Australians face rising disaster risks from climate change but often lack clear information and adequate insurance. This report calls for better access to hazard data, consistent national disclosure, council support and public awareness to strengthen preparedness and resilience against future disasters.

This report assesses the impacts of the Australian Government's proposed Home Guarantee Scheme expansion. It finds that the expansion will increase house prices, make it harder for lower income earners to enter the housing market, and have a negligible impact on home ownership rates. It provides six recommendations, calling for the scheme to have comprehensive...

This paper underlines the impact of climate change on the economy and productivity ahead of the upcoming Australian Government's Economic Reform Roundtable. It finds that climate change and productivity are inextricably linked, concluding that any genuine economic plan for the future would be incomplete without taking into account the impact of climate change.