‘It’s just maths’: uninsurable, disaster-hit pockets of Australia pose existential questions requiring radical answers
As Taree and NSW’s mid-north coast reel from flooding, questions are moving beyond immediate recovery to how crises could be handled in the futureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Tuesday 20 May, as rain pounded Taree and flood waters rose, eight people wheeled a grand piano on its castors across one of the town’s main streets and into an office block.The piano, worth $20,000, was saved and still sits, nearly two weeks later, in the office with employees working around it. Continue reading...

As Taree and NSW’s mid-north coast reel from flooding, questions are moving beyond immediate recovery to how crises could be handled in the future
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On Tuesday 20 May, as rain pounded Taree and flood waters rose, eight people wheeled a grand piano on its castors across one of the town’s main streets and into an office block.
The piano, worth $20,000, was saved and still sits, nearly two weeks later, in the office with employees working around it. Continue reading...