disaster response

Calls for ‘clarity and safeguards’ on ministerial powers during disasters

One year on: The ongoing legal fallout of the Northern Rivers floods

One year ago, catastrophic flooding enveloped the NSW Northern Rivers. Lismore, the town at the epicentre of the disaster, has started to come to life…

‘An inland tsunami’: Solicitors on frontline of Central West flooding

As flood waters recede across the NSW Central West and residents begin to confront the colossal rebuild, legal questions relating to insurance and financial hardship…