Gabrielle Walters – The Conversation

Actor Russell Crowe, who lives in Nana Glen, in northeast New South Wales, with neighbours. The area was hit by bushfires in early November 2019. Russell Crowe/Twitter

January 19, 2020

Celebrity concern about bushfires could do more harm than good. To help they need to put boots on the ground

Gabrielle Walters, The University of Queensland; Judith Mair, The University of Queensland, and Monica Chien, The University of Queensland

For attracting attention and money to a cause, celebrity-driven attention is hard to beat. But there’s also a downside.

Images of destruction in Vanuatu may sway tourists to stay away for up to 12 months. AAP/UNICEF

March 19, 2015

How Vanuatu’s tourism industry can recover after Cyclone Pam

Gabrielle Walters, The University of Queensland and Judith Mair, The University of Queensland

Vanuatu’s tourism industry has taken a beating from Cyclone Pam, but prospective visitors shouldn’t think that will be the case long-term.

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