Strings, tarpaulins, wilting heat and $1 trillion bill

Australia’s damage bill from “natural disasters” could exceed $1 trillion according to the CSIRO.

The nation's premier science agency has warned climate change and poor planning were leaving the nation increasingly exposed to natural disasters.

The warning comes in an ABC story head: “Poor planning leaves Australia exposed to climate change and massive damage bills, CSIRO says”.

Australia’s PM, Tony Abbott, has declared Australia “open for business”, but doing business from a country held together with string, covered in tarpaulins and wilting under ever-increasing heat, is going to be challenging, if not impossible.