7 January 2020, ABC News, Victorian fire chief says calls for more fuel reduction burns are an ’emotional load of rubbish’. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has moved to shut down calls for a massive increase in fuel reduction burns, as the … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Australian Response
7 January 2020, Climate Home News, Australia’s bushfires to cost billions as climate risks rise. Australian government announces national bushfire recovery fund, as cost of natural disasters expected to rise in coming years. Bushfires ravaging Australia are expected to cost billions of … Continue reading →
7 January 2020, The Conversation, Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for. Australia is in the midst of inconceivably bad bushfires. The death toll is rising, thousands of buildings have been destroyed and … Continue reading →
6 January 2020, The Conversation, Disaster recovery from Australia’s fires will be a marathon, not a sprint. After reporting on the deadly 2011 Queensland flash flood disaster, I spent a year documenting accounts of heroic rescues, tragic deaths and extraordinary survival. Five years later, I returned … Continue reading →