Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help
- Written by Sally Baker, Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University
The damage inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Queensland and northern New South Wales has been extensive. Several areas have had infrastructure badly damaged, and many homes have been destroyed.
With natural disasters set to become “situation normal” as the impacts of heating oceans and climate change accelerate, it’s...