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Hurricane Irma nursing home deaths shows stark dilemma of whether to stay put or evacuate

  • Written by: Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University

The death of Florida nursing home residents whose air-conditioning failed last week during Hurricane Irma highlights the tragic consequences of some of our most vulnerable citizens during a natural disaster.

So, it’s easy to assume evacuating nursing home residents in such situations is the safest option.

But our review shows evacuation can...

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Fred Williams in the You Yangs: a turning point for Australian art

  • Written by: Anita Pisch, Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University
imageDetail from Fred Williams You Yang Pond 1963 oil on composition board Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Gift of Godfrey Phillips International Pty Ltd 1968 © Estate of Fred Williams

He changed the way we see our country: an achievement which will live long after all of us are gone.

— John Brack

The Fred Williams in the You...

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Vietnam's typhoon disaster highlights the plight of its poorest people

  • Written by: Chinh Luu, PhD candidate in Disaster Management, University of Newcastle

Six people lost their lives when Typhoon Doksuri smashed into central Vietnam on September 16, the most powerful storm in a decade to hit the country.

Although widespread evacuations prevented a higher death toll, the impact on the region’s most vulnerable people will be extensive and lasting.


Read more: Typhoon Haiyan: a perfect storm of...

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NDIS failing to catch children with late-onset difficulties

  • Written by: Alison M Marchbank, Honorary Fellow, Early Childhood Education., Charles Darwin University
imageEarly years settings, like preschools and kindergarten, are often the first place social difficulties are identified.Shutterstock

The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in selected sites in 2016 signified a shift in cultural views about disability. Historical views were based on a medical model derived from deficit,...

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