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Australia

2013

Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

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Are Disaster Early Warnings Effective?, Kerri Worthington, Katina Michael, Peter Johnson, Paul Barnes Jan 2013

Are Disaster Early Warnings Effective?, Kerri Worthington, Katina Michael, Peter Johnson, Paul Barnes

Professor Katina Michael

Australia's summer is traditionally a time of heightened preparation for natural disasters, with cyclones and floods menacing the north and bushfires a constant threat in the south. And the prospect of more frequent, and more intense, disasters thanks to climate change has brought the need for an effective early warning system to the forefront of policy-making. Technological advances and improved telecommunication systems have raised expectations that warning of disasters will come early enough to keep people safe. But are those expectations too high? Kerri Worthington reports. Increasingly, the world's governments -- and their citizens -- rely on technology-based early warning …


Migration And International Law: The Pacific Solution Mark Ii, Charles Hawksley, Nichole Georgeou Dec 2012

Migration And International Law: The Pacific Solution Mark Ii, Charles Hawksley, Nichole Georgeou

Nichole Georgeou

This is Case Study Number 18 in the Hawksley and Georgeou edited book 'The Globalization of World Politics' (OUP, 2013).