Flood Survivors Stress About Insurance and Future Risks

Households rebuilding their lives after floods remain stressed about further natural disasters, shortfalls in recovery funding and rising insurance costs. Federal independent MP Andrew Gee is from the central west of New South Wales (NSW), which was severely impacted by floods in 2022. Taking part in a parliamentary hearing, he called for more preventative measures to limit the risk of repeat flooding events. “The floods are just going to happen again because that legwork is not being done,” Mr. Gee said. “It doesn’t seem that hard to actually work out where the water came from and get it fixed, but it’s not happening.”...