Developed by Natural Hazards Research Australia in collaboration with the University of New England (UNE) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the revised index – labelled ADRI-2 – ...

Building on this, the Predictions in Public project is developing and testing fire spread prediction maps to improve communication with both emergency services and local communities. The goal is to ...

As a result of that inquiry, a special team at the CSIRO has been tasked with building maps to investigate Australia's bushfire hazards and how the risk will shift with climate change.

Australia's housing crisis has created a push for fast-tracked construction. Federal, state and territory governments have ...

It reported that Australia has experienced 28 disasters that have cost more than $630 million, and 16 of these have occurred since 2000. Experts have said that research is essential to improve ...

With a third La Niña weather event underway, Australia is changing the way it prepares for natural disasters. Two key emergency agencies are being merged after criticism of the official response ...

SYDNEY — Floods and natural disasters that hit all but one Australian state and territory in 2022 cost the economy A$5 billion ($3.48 billion) and stoked inflation according to Treasury estimates ...