The research investigates the impacts of the bushfires on emergency services personnel, with aim to address key gaps in knowledge about how to foster resilience and coping, and investigate how to deliver effective support for mental health and wellbeing to Australian bushfire first responders.

An assessment of implementation progress of Victoria’s fire services reforms for the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022, it reviews progress of the CFA and FRV in carrying out the Year Two to Five Fire Services Reform Implementation Plan

A NSW inquiry report that looks at improving crisis communications to CALD communities, it examines ways to improve channels of communications, and the use of multicultural and CALD community groups and networks to distribute in-language information. The report makes reference to actions taken by the Victorian Government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An analysis of targets, policies and programs announced by Australian, State and Territory governments, with a focus on policies introduced since the 2021 report on state and territory climate action.

An examination of how governments — and the societies around them — mobilised intelligence to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects, it makes recommendations that could improve the ability to organise intelligence for future challenges of all kinds, from pandemics to climate change.

A study conducted to better understand the support needs of family members of emergency services volunteers, its findings will be translated to inform the development of a suite of initiatives to support the families of volunteers.

A report that examines the record-breaking rainfall and floods seen in large parts of Eastern Australia in 2022 and how these climate-fuelled extreme weather events can overwhelm emergency services and devastate communities. It calls for all levels of government to speed up their emission reductions and disaster preparation efforts.

A report on trends in terrorism, pre-crime policing and extremism, radicalisation of teenagers, strategic competition and counter-terrorism, public trust, multiculturalism, and bioterrorism and resilience. The authors analyse how different forms of terrorism affect Australia and the global community and offer practical policy solutions for the Australian Government.

An examination of the role of Australian, state and territory governments in addressing the high rates of mental health conditions experienced by first responders, emergency service workers and volunteers. In February 2020, the Australian Government responded to the Senate Committee’s 14 recommendations that seek to address the conditions experienced by first responders.