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Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation

Natural disasters hit disadvantaged people the hardest, but we can lessen the impact

Flooding has devastated communities in northern NSW, including Byron Bay (pictured). AAP Image/Jason O'Brien

Thousands of people have been displaced by the floods in New South Wales and Queensland. After the first flooding event in late February, over 5,000 homes were rendered uninhabitable across the two states.

Less than a month later, as residents were cleaning up the damage from the first disaster, the Northern Rivers region was hit by a second major flooding event.

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