disaster

Sunday, May 31

Empty shelves in a crisis: panic buying, or calm preparation?

Photos of empty supermarket shelves have followed in the wake of coronavirus. But shoppers are not so much panicked as preparing, argue David A. Savage and Benno Torgler.

Army, CFS tell KI residents to evacuate as fires again take hold

UPDATED | Three emergency warnings are now in place for the bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island, with residents of Vivonne Bay and Parndana advised to leave their homes as authorities battle with severe conditions.

Flinders Chase National Park following the Kangaroo Island bushfires. Photo: David Mariuz / AAP

No quick fix for blacked-out Kangaroo Island residents after fires

Hundreds of people on bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island will be without power for the foreseeable future, as the State and Federal Governments pledge millions to boost a massive recovery effort.

Build tomorrow's national disaster response today

Australia’s bushfires crisis demonstrates the need for bipartisan emergency planning and a national, professional emergency taskforce, argues Dale Dominey-Howes.

Planning begins to rebuild after devastating SA bushfires

Premier Steven Marshall has called an extraordinary cabinet meeting today to work on a recovery plan for the bushfire-ravaged Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island, promising the State Government will do “everything it can” to get the two regions’ economies back on track.