Hazards, culture and Indigenous communities

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17 Apr 2018

Presentation given at Research Advisory Forum 12-13 April 2018 in Sydney. 

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emergency management
indigenous communities
multi-hazard

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Dr Timothy Neale
Researcher
t.neale@uws.edu.au
Dr Jessica Weir
Researcher
j.weir@uws.edu.au
Dr Will Smith
will.smith@deakin.edu.au

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