Australian Journal of Emergency Management | AJEM

Vidoshi Jana First Assistant Secretary Emergency Management and Coordination Group, Department of Home Affairs The Australian Government plays a vital role in coordinating and strengthening the support provided by the states and territories to local communities. Resources and contributions include financial assistance for relief and recovery.

On the back of Australia’s 2019–20 ‘Black Summer’ bushfire season, the Australian Government took steps to bolster its ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from crises, including natural hazards and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Home Affairs has been at the forefront of these efforts. We have built capability and capacity and adapted operating models and internal structures to respond to evolving threats and challenges.

Vidoshi Jana
First Assistant Secretary
Emergency Management and Coordination Group
Department of Home Affairs

News and views

Foreword view download250.4 KB view
Helping volunteers shine as leaders view download407.1 KB view
Taking the temperature of Australia's climate risk and response view download794.1 KB view
Are we heading for disaster? The problem with resilience in disaster management and recovery view download282.7 KB view
Meeting in the middle: community voices and complex choices view download258.8 KB view
A conference dedicated to building disaster-resilient nations view download553 KB view
World-first conference on animal disaster management view download279.1 KB view
Book Review: The Recovery Myth view download359.5 KB view

Research

Understanding and improving community flood preparedness and response: a research framework view download460.8 KB view
The efficacy of aligning lessons learnt from significant bushfire incidents to the organisational stratum view download377.3 KB view
Evidence-based practices of effective fire safety education programming for children view download390.9 KB view
The role of acknowledgment in the psychosocial recovery of young adults in disaster events view download359.8 KB view
Beyond place-based: the role of virtual communities via social media in young adult recovery view download360.9 KB view
Whose plan is it? The importance of place view download972.2 KB view