The El Niño is a reminder that bushfires are part of Australian life. But whether or not this fire season is a bad one, Australia must find a better way to manage bushfires.
- Honorary Associate Professor, Fire Ecology and Management, The University of Melbourne
It was June last year when the first bushfires started in what became known as the Black Summer that claimed lives and destroyed homes.
This summer’s bushfires have sparked a fiery debate about hazard-reduction burning. Scientists are still debating whether it really helps prevent bushfires – here’s why.
Many of the recommendations of previous inquiries and reviews have yet to be implemented. What we need is a better fire and land management strategy – not another royal commission.
The Black Saturday fires transformed the way Australia responds to bushfires.
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