Emergency Management in Australia: An Innovative, Progressive and Committed Sector

_____________. (2008). “Feature Article 1: Population Projections – A Tool for Examining Population Ageing.” 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-5.

_____________. (2008). “Feature Article 4: Natural Disasters in Australia.” 1301.0 – Yearbook Complete, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-16.

_____________. (2008). “Feature Article: Tsunami Risk to Australia.” 1301.0 – Yearbook Chapter, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-4.

_____________. (2008). “Geography of Australia.” 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-9.

_____________. (2008). “Water, Land and Air.” 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-2.

_______________. (2009). “Australia Fire Death Toll Reaches 210.” CNN.com, 24 February.

_______________. (2009). “Australia’s Worst Bushfire Disaster.” ABC News, 8 February.

Adger, W. N. (1999). “Social vulnerability to climate change and extremes in Coastal Vietnam.” World Development 27(2): 249-269.

Adger, W. Neil. (2006). “Vulnerability.” Global Environmental Change 16: 268-281.

Aguirre, Benigno E. (2004). “Homeland Security Warnings: Lessons Learned and Unlearned.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 22: 103-115.

Annelli, J. F. (2006). “The National Incident Management System: A Multi-agency Approach to Emergency Response in the United States of America.” Revue Scientifique et Technique – Office International Epizooties 25(1): 223-231.

Arthur, Craig, Schofield, Anthony and Cechet, Bob. (2008). “Assessing the Impacts of Tropical Cyclones.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 23(4): 14-20.

Attorney-General for Australia – Media Releases. (2010). “Tsunami Awareness Project.” http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/mcclelland.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2010_FirstQuarter_6March2010-TsunamiAwarenessProject

Attorney-General for Australia, Media Releases. (2010). “Emergency Management Agreement with the United States of America.” http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.au/www/ministers/mcclelland.nsf/Page/MediaReleases_2010_SecondQuarter_29April2010-EmergencyManagementAgreementwiththeUnitedStatesofAmerica

Australian Fire Authority Council. (2004). “The Australian Inter-service Incident Management System: A management System for any Emergency.” AFAC Limited, East Melbourne Victoria.

Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology. (2010). “About Tropical Cyclones.” http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/cyclone/about/about-tropical-cyclones.shtml

Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2010). “Australia in Brief Ancient Heritage, Modern Society.” http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/history.html

Australian Government, Geoscience Australia. (2010). “Coastline Lengths.” http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/dimensions/coastline-lengths.jsp

Baptist, Tania. (2009). “Australian Heat Wave Kills 60 People, Triggers Power and Transport Chaos.” World Socialist Web Site, 2 February.

Basu, Rupa and Samet, Jonathan M. (2002). “Relation between Elevated Ambient Temperature and Mortality: A Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence.” Epidemiologic Reviews 24(2): 190-202.

Bingemann, Mitchell. (2009). “Telstra to Build National Warning System.” The Australian, 24 September.

Borrero, Jose C. (2005). “Field Survey of Northern Sumatra and Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the Tsunami and Earthquake of 26 December 2004.” Seismological Research Letters 76(3): 312-320.

Bradstock, Ross A. and Gill, A. Malcolm. (1999). “When is a Fire an Ecological Emergency?” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 14(3): 6-8.

Brotherhood of St. Laurence. (2002). “Facts, Figures and Suggestions for the Future: Poverty.” www.bsl.org.au

Business and Governance. (2009). “Capability Development.” http://www.ema.gov.au/www/emaweb/emaweb.nsf/Page/EmergencyManagement_PreventingEmergencies_CapabilityDevelopment_CapabilityDevelopment

Business and Governance. (2009). “Policy Initiatives.” http://www.ema.gov.au/www/emaweb/emaweb.nsf/Page/About_EMAPolicy_Initiatives

Callaghan, Peter. (2010). “Emergency Nerve Centre Takes Shape at Kedron.” Emergency: 1-32 http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/publications

Callinan, Rory. (2009). “Record Heat Wave Hits Australia.” TIME, 2 February.

Cechanski, Janet. (2002). “Poverty in Australia: A Focus on Indigenous Poverty from an International Human Rights Perspective.” Human Rights Defender: 1-4.

Cheney, N. P. (1995). “Bushfires – An Integral Part of Australia’s Environment.” Pp. 1-8 in 1301.0 – Yearbook Complete (1995). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra, Australia.

CIA Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html

Commonwealth of Australia. (2009). “Australian Emergency Management Arrangements.” The Attorney-General’s Department.

Conti, Susanna et al. (2005). “Epidemiologic Study of Mortality During the Summer 2003 Heat Wave in Italy.” Environmental Research 98(3): 390-399.

Cook, Steve. (1997). “Wildfire Adapted Ecosystems Meet Man’s Development.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 12(2): 24-31.

Cooper, David and Robertson, Andy. (2007). “Ready for Anything.” Pp. 33-37 in Keeney, John (2007). In Case of Emergency: How Australia Deals with Disasters and the People who Confront the Unexpected. Design Master Press: NSW, Australia.

Cutter, Susan L. (1996). “Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards.” Progress in Human Geography 20(4): 529-539.

Davis, Gareth. (2000). “The Sydney Hailstorm: The Victorian Experience.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 14(4): 20-22.

Department of Community Safety. (2010). “Structure: Emergency Services in Queensland.” http://www.emergency.qld.gov.au/about/default.htm

Disaster Mitigation and Relief. (2010). “Bushfire Mitigation Program.” http://www.ema.gov.au/www/emaweb/emaweb.nsf/Page/EmergencyManagement_PreparingforEmergencies_DisasterMitigation_BushfireMitigationProgram_BushfireMitigationProgram

Emergency Management Australia. (1998). “Australian Emergency Management Glossary, Manual 03.” www.ema.gov.au

Emergency Management Australia. (2000). “Appendix A: Australian Emergency Management Arrangements.” http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD..PC/pc=PC_572

Emergency Management Australia. (2000). “Emergency Management Australia.” Attorney-General’s Department.

Emergency Management Australia. (2009). “South Eastern Australia – Heatwave”

Emergency Management Capability Development Branch. (2010). “Natural Disaster Resilience Program.” http://www.ema.gov.au/www/emaweb/emaweb.nsf/Page/FundingandGrants_FundedPrograms_NaturalDisasterResilienceProgram

Emergency Management Capability Development Branch. (2010). “Our Organization.” http://www.ema.gov.au/www/emaweb/emaweb.nsf/Page/AboutEMA_OurOrganisation_OurOrganisation

Esmond, Judy and Dunlop, Patrick. (2004). “Developing the Volunteer Motivation Inventory to Assess the Underlying Motivational Drives of Volunteers in Western Australia.” CLAN WA Inc.

Fenwick, Tony., Seville, Erica. and Brunsdon, Dave. (2009). “Reducing the Impact of Organizational Silos on Resilience.” Resilient Organizations Research Programme, New Zealand.

Fire & Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia. (2009). “About FESA, Legislation, History.” http://www.fesa.wa.gov.au/internet/default.aspx?MenuID=362

Fitzgerald, John. (2000). “Education and Young People – Forces for Change?” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 15(3): 1.

Ford, James D. and Smit, Barry. (2004). “A framework for assessing the vulnerability of communities in the Canadian Arctic to risks associated with climate change.” Arctic 57(4): 389-400.

Heathcote, R. L. (1991). “Managing the Droughts? Perception of Resource Management in the Face of the Drought Hazard in Australia.” Vegetatio 91: 219-230.

Henri, Christopher. (2000). “The Sydney Hailstorm: The Insurance Perspective.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 14(4): 16-18.

Hill, Michael. (1998). “Taking it to the Streets: Operation Bushfire Blitz, A Case Study in Community Awareness, Information and Education.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 13(3): 33-38.

Holling, C. S. (1973). “Resilience and Stability of Ecological Systems.” Annual Review of Ecology and Systems, 4: 1-24.

Ioualalen, M. et al. (2007). “Modeling the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Case Study of Impact in Thailand.” Journal of Geophysical Research 112(C07024): 1-21.

Jones, Roger. (2007). “A Nation Comes Together: A Few Pivotal Events Changed the Way Australia Responds to its Crises.” Pp. 3-11 in Keeney, John (2007). In Case of Emergency: How Australia Deals with Disasters and the People who Confront the Unexpected. Design Master Press: NSW, Australia.

Kanarev, Nicholas. (1997). “The Political Nature of Disasters Part 1: An Historical Case Study of the Origins of Victoria’s First State Disaster Response Plan.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 12(3): 18-21.

Kanarev, Nicholas. (1998). “The Political Nature of Disasters Part 2: The Effect of Ash Wednesday.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 12(4): 35-38.

Keeney, John. (2007). “Looking at Australia.” Pp. 1-2 in Keeney, John (2007). In Case of Emergency: How Australia Deals with Disasters and the People who Confront the Unexpected. Design Master Press: NSW, Australia.

Keys, Chas, Angus, Doug and Benning, Neil. (1997). “Developing our Expertise in the Management of Flooding: Some Recent Initiatives.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 11(4): 38-43.

Keys, Chas. (2000). “The Response to the ‘Mother of all Storms’: A Combat Agency View.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 14(4): 10-15.

Klein, R.J.T., Smit, M.J., Goosen, H. and Hulsbergen, C.H. (1998). “Resilience and vulnerability: coastal dynamics or Dutch Dikes?” The Geographical Journal 164(3): 259-268.

Lambley, Des and Cordery, Ian. (1997). “The Effects of Catastrophic Flooding at Nyngan and Some Implications for Emergency Management.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 12(2): 5-9.

May, Peter J. (1997). “Addressing Natural Hazards: Challenges and Lessons for Public Policy.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 11(4): 30-37.

McDonald, Maureen K. (1997). “Poverty Measurement and Poverty Statistics in Australia.” Presentation at Seminar on Poverty Statistics, Santiago, 7-9 May 1997.

McEntire, David A. (1997). “Reconsidering the Phases of Disaster.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 15(3): 239-264.

McEntire, David A. (2005). “Why vulnerability matters: exploring the merit of an inclusive disaster reduction concept.” Disaster Prevention and Management 14(2): 206-222.

McEntire, David A., Fuller, C., Johnston, C.W. and Weber, R. (2002). “A comparison of disaster paradigms: the search for a holistic policy guide.” Public Administration Review 62(3): 267-281.

McLennan, Jim and Birch, Adrian. (2005). “A Potential Crisis in Wildfire Emergency Response Capability? Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters.” Environmental Hazards 6: 101-107.

McManus, Sonia., Seville, Erica., Brunsdon, Dave. and Vargo, John. (2007). “Resilience Management: A Framework for Assessing and Improving the Resilience of Organizations.” Resilient Organizations Research Programme, New Zealand.

Middelmann, Miriam. (2008). “Feature Article 3: Understanding Natural Hazard Impacts on Australia.” Pp. 1-6 in 1301.0 – Yearbook Complete (2008). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra, Australia.

Moss, R.H., Brenkert, A.L. and Malone, E.L. (2001). “Vulnerability to climate change: a quantitative approach” Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, Under Contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830.

Nakken, Margriet and Mitchell, Peter B. (1997). “Reflections on Flooding in Central NSW: Learning from History and Assessing the Future.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 11(4): 44-48.

New South Wales State Emergency Service. (2010). “About the SES.” http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/about/

Pearce, Tony. (2007). “Forwards.” Pp. xvi-xvii in Keeney, John (2007). In Case of Emergency: How Australia Deals with Disasters and the People who Confront the Unexpected. Design Master Press: NSW, Australia.

Perrow, C. (1999). “Organizing to reduce the vulnerabilities of complexity.” Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 150-155.

Perrow, C. (1999). Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Perry, Ronald W. (2003). “Incident Management System in Disaster Management.” Disaster Prevention and Management 12(5): 405-412.

Policy and Research. (2009). “Australian Government Emergency Management Policy Statement.” http://www.ema.gov.au/www/emaweb/emaweb.nsf/Page/AboutEMA_PolicyInitiatives_AustralianGovernmentEmergencyManagementPolicyStatement

Quarantelli, E. L. (1989). “Conceptualizing Disasters from a Sociological Perspective.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 7(3): 243-251.

Royal Flying Doctor Service. (2010). “About Us.” http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/About-Us/

Saunders, Peter. (1996). “Poverty and Deprivation in Australia.” 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-17.

Staff Writer. (2009). “Work Begins on National Emergency Warning System.” Government News.com.au, 28 September.

The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. (2005). “Australia’ Climate.” 1301.0 – Year Book Australia, Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1-22.

The National Flood Risk Advisory. (2008). “Flood Risk Management in Australia.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 23(4): 21-23.

Tompkins, Emma L. and Adger, W. Neil. (2003). “Building Resilience to Climate Change Through Adaptive Management of Natural Resources.” Working Paper, No. 27, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ.

Tony. (2009). “SMS Alerts – National Emergency Warning System (NEWS), Australia.” SMSEGOV.info. 12 July.

U.S. Department of State. (2009). “Background Note: Australia.” http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2698.htm

Ward, Kevin. (2009). “Springtime Heatwave in Southeastern Australia.” NASA Earth Observatory. 1 December.

Wilson, John. (2000). “Volunteering.” Annual Review of Sociology 26: 215-240.

Yates, Athol. (2000). “Technical Expertise as a Contributing Factor in Three Disasters.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 15(3): 2-6.

Yates, Julian. (1997). “Federalism and Disaster Mitigation in Remote Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia.” The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 12(3): 25-32.

Year Book Australia. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/bb8db737e2af84b8ca2571780015701e/D3633E7E4A7E62C6CA2573D2001069C9?opendocument