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October 2, 2023

Fire authorities are better prepared for this summer. The question now is – are you?

Graham Dwyer, Swinburne University of Technology

Many people are asking if Australian authorities are ready for the fire season. The real question to ask is – are we ready as individuals?

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May 16, 2022

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

Markus A. Höllerer, UNSW ; Graham Dwyer, Swinburne University of Technology; Jaco Fourie, UNSW , and Paul Spee, The University of Queensland

The federal election presents an opportunity to promote plans for improving national disaster governance and resilience. But the silence on these issues in political debates has been remarkable.

Black Saturday firefighters battling flames in Victoria. When we laud fire fighters as heroes, we fail to acknowledge the ongoing impact of the fires. AAP Image/Andrew Brownbill

January 1, 2020

‘I can still picture the faces’: Black Saturday firefighters want you to listen to them, not call them ‘heroes’

Leanne Cutcher, University of Sydney and Graham Dwyer, Swinburne University of Technology

In commemorating firefighters as heroes, we can fall into the danger of overstating their ability to control fires, absolving ourselves of responsibility.

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