Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast: Is there a better way?

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May 30, 2026, 12:30 pm115 ptsTrending
Climate change is exacerbating rainfall, flooding and sea-level rises in coastal and low-lying areas. During the past few years, disastrous floods have swept through Lismore in New South Wales, Northern Queensland, and the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Large waves have pounded beaches, causing erosion in Byron…

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