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In an ever more populous, urbanised and media-saturated world, it can feel as if the rate and scale of disasters is straight out of a doomsday movie. Yet behind the headlines there are complex stories of renewal and new thinking on how to rebuild our lives and communities.

Broadcast on Radio National's Big Ideas on 18 April 2012, this panel discussion on sustainability and resilience featured Green Cross Australia CEO Mara Bun, author and journalist Matthew Condon and disaster management expert Sidney Dekker.

Visit in Radio National's Big Ideas to download a podcast of this thought-provoking and insightful debate.