Juno Thomas, National Institute for Communicable Diseases and Linda Erasmus, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
The displacement of people and overcrowding that often results from flooding provide optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness.
For the first time we’ve calculated what effect a natural disaster has on income tax revenue, finding a 5% decline through lower incomes and higher tax deduction claims.
Notwithstanding COVID, this political term has been framed by extreme events such as the Black Summer bushfires and floods – and it will show at the ballot box.
While it has often elected state Labor governments, Queensland has more often than not leaned to the Coalition on a federal level. And this year it may have a significant effect on the outcome.
The Murdoch outlets said they would pursue ‘positive stories’ on climate change. An analysis of stories during the recent floods, however, shows this wasn’t necessarily the case.