Views & visions

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The section is an open forum for Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC partners to voice their views on relevent matters of interest.

In many cases, these posts represent the authors' personal views, which are not necessarily shared by any of the organisations with which they are associated. We publish them here in the interest of encouraging open, wide-ranging discussion on the matters our research is focused on.

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Thanks, it's been a blast
17 Jan 2020
As cliché as it sounds, it’s hard to believe how quickly this year has gone, and how sad I am that my time working at the CRC is...
Gabriel Zito
Communications Assistant
‘I can still picture the faces’:...
08 Jan 2020
Evocative images of volunteer firefighters fill our newspapers and television screens. As we look with gratitude into their ash-...
Dr Graham Dwyer
Completed PhD student
What sort of inquiry should come...
07 Jan 2020
After the current bushfires, what sort of inquiry would best serve the constructive purpose of improving future capacities, and...
Stephen Dovers
Prof Stephen Dovers
Researcher
Doing more of the same on fires...
04 Jan 2020
Now is the time to consider seriously the hard questions and not continue with business as usual. This will require new thinking...
Dr Richard Thornton
Chief Executive Officer
As bushfires intensify, we need to...
18 Dec 2019
This article originally appeared in The Conversation on 27 November 2019. The early and ferocious start to the bushfire season in...
Blythe McLennan
Dr Blythe McLennan
Researcher
Australia needs a national crisis...
16 Dec 2019
Calls are growing for a national bushfire plan, including from former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who says they are an issue...
Andrew Gissing
Researcher
An active year with a task to...
12 Dec 2019
As 2019 comes to a close the CRC finds itself 18-months out from completing its original funding with time to reflect on the year...
Dr Richard Thornton
Chief Executive Officer
It’s hard to breathe and you can’t...
10 Dec 2019
This article originally appeared in The Conversation on 20 November 2019.If you live in a bushfire-prone area, you'll likely have...
Dr Danielle Every
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16 Jan
Particle
WHEN BUSHFIRES CREATE THEIR OWN WEATHER SYSTEM
16 Jan
MSN News
SCIENTISTS TO THE FRONT
16 Jan
phys.org
When bushfires create their own weather system
16 Jan
Particle
When bushfires create their own weather system
16 Jan
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Do we need a bushfire royal commission?
15 Jan
MSN News
The World Saw This Australian Beach Town Burn. It’s Still Cut Off.
15 Jan
Coffs Coast Outlook
Some say we’ve seen bushfires worse than this before. They are ignoring a few key facts
15 Jan
ABC Radio
Scientists and experts gather for government bushfire roundtable
15 Jan
Crikey
SCIENTISTS TO THE FRONT
15 Jan
bdnews24
The world saw this Australian beach town burn. It’s still cut off
15 Jan
The New Zealand Herald
The world saw this Australian beach town burn. It's still cut off
15 Jan
Vox
Australia’s weird weather is getting even weirder
15 Jan
ABC Radio
ABC Interview with Dr John Bates - Scientists hold bushfires meeting with Federal Government
15 Jan
ABC Radio
ABC Interview with Dr John Bates - Top science leaders and bushfire experts meet in Canberra
15 Jan
SBS News
Australia's science minister calls for end to debate over whether climate change is real

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