Welcome to the October 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.

Late on 6 January 1897, a cyclone developed near Port Darwin, striking in the early hours of 7 January. The peak of the cyclone was recorded at approximately 3:30-4:30am. As the cyclone passed, Darwin ...

The Department of Home Affairs, through the National Resilience Taskforce, explores this question in Profiling Australia’s Vulnerability: The interconnected causes and cascading effects of systemic ...

The 1956 Murray River flood was the then largest flood ever recorded in South Australia. Heavy rains in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria eventually caused exceptional flooding along the length ...

At 10.59 am on 14 October 1968, the small town of Meckering about 130 km east of Perth was destroyed by an earthquake that measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. The earthquake was felt throughout the ...

Learn about developing disability-inclusive management plans and actions with the DIEM Toolkit and the open eLearning resources. Commissioned by NEMA, the DIEM Toolkit was developed through a ...

Throughout February and March 1926, forest fires raged across large areas of Gippsland. In total, 60 people died. There was widespread destruction to farms, houses and sawmills. It is estimated ...

On 20 January a cyclone with wind gusts estimated at 195 km per hour hit Mackay. Thirty people were killed in Mackay and Rockhampton. In Rockhampton 1400 homes were damaged by the subsequent flooding ...

The United Nations General Assembly has designated 13 October as the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. It is an opportunity to ...

In Frontline Crisis Response, Jori Kalkman, an Associate Professor at the Netherlands Defence Academy, explores emergency service and military frontline response to uncertain and disorderly situations ...

An earthquake occurred at Beachport on 10 May 1897; it was considered to be the largest in South Australia since 1837. Substantial damage occurred in the South East of the state at Kingston, Robe and ...

This collection brings together key guidance material developed by Australia's National Resilience Taskforce to support disaster risk reduction policy and practice in Australia. The Australian ...