Our heavy reliance on sandbagging suggests we really don’t understand the river landscapes we inhabit. We must learn from communities that have developed better solutions to living with floods.
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For Australia’s dairy farmers the worst of times are turning out to be the best of times for farmgate prices.
Word from The Hill: Be careful what you say about your opponent’s ‘makeover’
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
Are we setting up individuals and families for ruin by allowing them to build back in areas where they can’t afford insurance? And should taxpayers bear the huge costs of future rescues and relief?
Anthony Albanese is now level with Scott Morrison as “better prime minister” for the first time in more than two years in Newspoll, as Labor retains its 55-45% two-party lead.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Mark Maund on improving our resilience to deal with flood crises
Michelle Grattan speaks with Mark Maund from the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle on the floods currently devastating NSW and QLD
One in 1,000 years style descriptions apply to probabilities that don’t change. The likelihood of severe floods is increasing.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Architecture, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Research Fellow - Agricultural Education and Extension, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Dean, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University