Reframing Rescue with Communities at the Heart with Dr Regina Jefferies One Big Idea

As natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, we are all at risk of one day having our homes and our lives being in danger from fire or flood. Right now, we are seeing an unprecedented level of people needing rescue in the midst of disaster. But rescue shouldn't just be after the point of no return, when people must evacuate their homes because hazardous conditions overwhelm communities. Listen to Dr Regina Jefferies, a human rights and refugee lawyer, on how recognising the broad scope of who tends to be a first responder in a disaster, and what it means to truly save people, could offer a fairer, kinder chance of rescue.

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Reframing Rescue with Communities at the Heart with Dr Regina Jefferies One Big Idea is an episode from UNSW Centre for Ideas by UNSW Centre for Ideas.

This episode is 32:47 long.

This episode was published on Jan 22, 2026.

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