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FEATURE ARTICLE
From the Team
Community bonds build resilience before disaster hits
Glyn Davis The Australian, 14 April 2021 When disaster hits, Australians are quick to help. Yet in the months and years after ashes flicker out, floodwaters recede or the cyclonic winds abate, a common story often emerges — afflicted communities feel left behind to...
On Life’s Lottery – Notes
Thanks for your interest in On Life’s Lottery, published by Hachette. This blog contains links for references in the text, with the occasional additional note on sources. Glyn Davis Pg 1 Ursula Le Guin, ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’, reprinted at...
New partnership with Data.org to address building momentum behind data science for social change and specifically a fair day’s work for all in Australia
Over the past year, we have been collaborating with data.org to support the Australian Awardee of the global Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge. The University of Melbourne’s interdisciplinary team has been selected for their project ‘A Fair Day’s...
Australians in poverty need a bounce-forward recovery
The economic recovery risks leaving many Australians behind. But it doesn’t have to be this way, write Dr Kate Harrison Brennan and Dr Jeni Whalan, issuing a call to action for the nation’s leaders. If 2020 has shown us anything, it is that crises – whether bushfires...
From the Team
Community bonds build resilience before disaster hits
Glyn Davis The Australian, 14 April 2021 When disaster hits, Australians are quick to help. Yet in the months and years after ashes flicker out, floodwaters recede or the cyclonic winds abate, a common story often emerges — afflicted communities feel left behind to...
On Life’s Lottery – Notes
Thanks for your interest in On Life’s Lottery, published by Hachette. This blog contains links for references in the text, with the occasional additional note on sources. Glyn Davis Pg 1 Ursula Le Guin, ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’, reprinted at...
New partnership with Data.org to address building momentum behind data science for social change and specifically a fair day’s work for all in Australia
Over the past year, we have been collaborating with data.org to support the Australian Awardee of the global Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge. The University of Melbourne’s interdisciplinary team has been selected for their project ‘A Fair Day’s...
Australians in poverty need a bounce-forward recovery
The economic recovery risks leaving many Australians behind. But it doesn’t have to be this way, write Dr Kate Harrison Brennan and Dr Jeni Whalan, issuing a call to action for the nation’s leaders. If 2020 has shown us anything, it is that crises – whether bushfires...
Latest Research
New open data portal shares maps of bushfire-affected areas
As numerous government agencies and charity groups respond to the unprecedented 2019-2020 bushfire season, many organisations are struggling to find the information they need. PRF is among them. As we pursue our longer-term responses to support community resilience...
Latest Research
New open data portal shares maps of bushfire-affected areas
As numerous government agencies and charity groups respond to the unprecedented 2019-2020 bushfire season, many organisations are struggling to find the information they need. PRF is among them. As we pursue our longer-term responses to support community resilience...