Hold the toilet paper, talk to your neighbours: Australian experts on surviving disaster

Source: The Guardian Australia · 2026-11-07T19:00:20.000Z · Politics

Unlike the UK, Australian authorities have not advised residents to stockpile food and essential supplies, saying the risks are different here Around the world, households are being urged to prepare for disruption. But as threats of climate-related disasters, cyber-attacks and global instability ratchet up, experts in building resilience say you’re better off connecting with your community than stockpiling toilet paper. The UK government last month started a campaign urging people to put together emergency stockpiles . The UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, says his includes beans, soup and Twiglets – claiming he couldn’t get by for too long without the Marmite-flavoured snack. Continue reading...

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