Australia’s federal system of governance, where the roles and responsibilities for emergency management are split between three levels of government, creates a unique set of challenges revolving around coordination, communication and cooperation that must be overcome to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Australia’s disaster response arrangements. This report explores a range of issues highlighting...

The ACT, like the rest of Australia, is experiencing the impacts of climate change with more frequent and larger disasters impacting more people. The Social Recovery Framework guides and directs social recovery efforts in line with existing community and territory wide arrangements. The Framework will also inform and shape future emergency planning from preparedness through...

This research maps the frequencies and forms of everyday anti-racism and prosocial attitudes and interaction in Victoria; identifies the factors and social variations that underlie everyday action; and explores transversal enabler practices quantitatively, including their prevalence.

This paper shows that research often tends to focus on engagement and not outcomes when it comes to understanding the role of community organisations in disaster recovery. Nonetheless, the authors found that there are a number of best and emerging practices to help communities understand recovery, prepare for recovery, and manage recovery in the aftermath...

The Senate Select Committee on Australia’s Disaster Resilience was appointed to inquire into Australia’s preparedness, response and recovery workforce models, as well as alternative models to disaster recovery. This interim report identified several themes in terms of disaster resilience and makes four recommendations