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No-one wants to go through this again: how disaster-stricken residents in northern NSW are preparing for Cyclone AlfredNo-one wants to go through this again: how disaster-stricken residents in northern NSW are preparing for Cyclone Alfred

No-one wants to go through this again: how disaster-stricken residents in northern NSW are preparing for Cyclone Alfred

Memories of Lismore Floods It’s been three years since floods pummelled the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Now,…

3 weeks ago
Cyclone Alfred is already retraumatising people who’ve lived through other disasters. I’m one of themCyclone Alfred is already retraumatising people who’ve lived through other disasters. I’m one of them

Cyclone Alfred is already retraumatising people who’ve lived through other disasters. I’m one of them

Retraumatisation: When Disaster Strikes Again In 2011, as Cyclone Yasi approached the Queensland coast, I sat in my home in…

3 weeks ago
Australian Disaster Response Transformed by Cyclone TracyAustralian Disaster Response Transformed by Cyclone Tracy

Australian Disaster Response Transformed by Cyclone Tracy

The Nightmare Before Christmas Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail…

3 months ago
Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle: 5 key health priorities for future disaster responseLessons from Cyclone Gabrielle: 5 key health priorities for future disaster response

Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle: 5 key health priorities for future disaster response

“The climate crisis is a health crisis.” So says World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus. The World Economic Forum agrees.…

6 months ago