Key messages

•  A nationally consistent, all-hazards, systemic approach to understanding and quantifying risk will ensure Australia's assets, networks, systems, communities and places are resilient.

•  Risk and resilience assessments should consider the multi-dimensional nature of challenges, including a comprehensive approach to hazards, threats and future trends.

•  Identifying and communicating interconnections and interdependencies before, during and after shocks or stresses is critical to managing systemic vulnerability.

•  Effective decision-making needs diverse and inclusive collaboration and data that supports credible hazard, disaster and climate scenario forecasting.

•  Quantifying the potential impact of disasters and the benefits of strengthening associated systems will build the economic case for investing in resilience.

•  Methodologies must be embedded in early infrastructure planning, decision-making, maintenance and operations.

•  Frameworks and feedback mechanisms are required to gauge compliance and the success of sustainability and resilience policy and investment.