A nation of fire and flood

In a recent meeting with government agencies, NGOs and St Vincent de Paul Society’s National Council Secretariate, ANU Professor Ben Edwards predicted that, one day, all participants would – as he had, during the 2019/20 Black Summer fires – experience a natural disaster, warning that the psychological impacts, especially on children, could be profound and unpredictable.

‘It’s going to happen,’ he said, so it’s wise to be aware of the possible implications.

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