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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In the media

24 Jan
Community and Public Sector Union
Crisis highlights CSIRO bushfire research and response
24 Jan
The Conversation
Out of control, contained, safe? Here’s what each bushfire status actually means
24 Jan
Bandt
Good weekend unveils special bushfire edition
23 Jan
The Conversation
Australia needs a national fire inquiry – these are the 3 key areas it should deliver in
23 Jan
Reuters
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks
23 Jan
Brisbane Times
The 'Forever fires' and Australia's new reality
23 Jan
The Morning Bulletin
Rocky man slams backburning claims: “It’s a falsehood”
23 Jan
Independent Australia
Coalition Government's $2 billion climate fund could attract more problems
23 Jan
WA Today
The 'Forever fires' and Australia's new reality
23 Jan
Reuters
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks
23 Jan
The Peninsula
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks
23 Jan
Daily Mail Australia
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks
23 Jan
Immediahk.net
Australian bushfire-a catastrophe caused by collusion between nature and government
22 Jan
The London Free Press
Burned by wildfire losses, insurance industry rethinks risks
22 Jan
Videnskab.dk
Some say Australia has seen worse fires before. But they miss these important facts

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