Economic Impacts and Insurance

Datasets and research on the economic costs of natural hazard events in Australia, including direct damage, business disruption and recovery expenditure. Resources support insurers, governments and industry in understanding financial exposure and designing cost-effective risk reduction strategies.

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An analysis of farm business survey returns and off farm income records for 640 broadacre and mixed enterprises across the northern Murray Darling Basin during the 2017 to 2020 drought. The article separates losses absorbed through farm equity from those offset by off farm employment and household support payments, and compares outcomes for irrigators and dryland producers. Written for agricultural economists and drought policy analysts.

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Collaboration: Drought Resilience in Regional Agriculture
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