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Indigenous Australians always come off worst in disasters. This needs to stop

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par Bhiamie Williamson, Research Fellow in Disaster Resilience, Monash University
Alexander Perlinski, Senior Research Officer at National Indigenous Disaster Resilience, Monash University

Indigenous communities are often the worst hit when major disasters strike. The recent floods across the Northern Territory are a case in point.

Last week, residents in the regional centre of Katherine were either evacuated or sought shelter at relief centres after the worst flooding in 28 years. Meanwhile, the remote Indigenous communities of Wugularr, Jilkminggan, Daly River and Palumpa were evacuated to Darwin. But the support provided to Indigenous…

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