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On 13 September 1926, the north-west Moree Mail train was travelling from Moree to Sydney when it was struck by five runaway carriages from a goods train near the Murulla Crossing. The disaster ...

The Federation Drought began in 1895 and reached its peak in 1901 and 1902. During the drought river systems across the nation suffered, notably the Darling River which virtually ran dry at Bourke, ...

Tropical Cyclone (TC) Debbie first reached cyclone strength on 25 March 2017, before developing over the next two days into a Category 2 cyclone. TC Debbie was forecast to increase rapidly in ...

I have had the privilege of being invited to provide a summary of how recovery has been reflected in the 40-year history of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM). When I started ...

Information about emergencies, disasters and disaster resilience comes from many sources. If you have information you would like to contribute (documents, data and images), please click the button on ...

Welcome to the May edition of What's New in Knowledge. This monthly blog series collates key research, reports, and public interest journalism from across the disaster resilience space. In this ...

AIDR Executive Director John Richardson discusses why avian influenza is not only a biosecurity issue, but also a community wellbeing issue. Isn’t this just about sick birds? If only it was. H5 avian ...

As we step into March, our attention turns to World Meteorological Day (23 March) which commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1950. Each year, this day ...

Welcome to the September edition of What's New in Knowledge. This monthly blog series collates key research, reports, and public interest journalism from across the disaster resilience space. The ...

Welcome to the June edition of What's New in Knowledge. This monthly blog series collates key research, reports, and public interest journalism from across the disaster resilience space. The ...