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Markus A. Höllerer, Professor in Organization and Management, UNSW Sydney

In a year of endless floods, why isn't disaster governance front and centre in the election campaign?

Australia has recently experienced multiple natural and man-made disasters, creating overlapping crises, often disproportionately affecting disadvantaged populations. The situation is here to stay, and, worryingly, likely to worsen.

But what are we doing to prepare?

The federal election presents an opportunity to promote plans for improving national disaster governance and resilience.

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