Research shows voters favour financial relief after disasters, but we need climate action too
- Written by Hannah Melville-Rea, Research Fellow, Environmental Arts & Humanities, New York University
Within two months, Australians will vote in a federal election. It comes after a political term marked by major societal challenges, including catastrophic drought, bushfires and floods.
Such natural hazards are expected to become worse under climate change. So how does a person’s experience of disasters affect the way they vote?
This is the...





