Thomas Sewell – The Conversation

Bushfires were the most common disaster in New South Wales over the past decade. AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy

November 7, 2016

Natural disasters are affecting some of Australia’s most disadvantaged communities

Dale Dominey-Howes, University of Sydney; Eleanor Bruce, University of Sydney; Ruby E. Stephens, University of Sydney; Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, UNSW , and Thomas Sewell, University of Sydney

Researchers have found a disaster “hotspot” in northern New South Wales, where nearly half of the state’s most disadvantaged communities are found.