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Bushfires have long-term health effects, both direct and indirect, several studies show

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Bushfire outcomes include mental health disorders, COVID-19 complications, death from heart disease, shorter height, and poorer health.

Air tanker to bolster Australia’s bushfire-fighting arsenal

By Melissa Coade

Economy & Industry

Queensland has secured a deal to share a large air tanker with Victoria until the end of the 2024 bushfire season.

We need to get better at learning how to learn from bushfires

By Graham Dwyer

Australian Capital Territory

We must move away from constructed versions of what happened and towards the actual occurrences before, during and after bushfire events.

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Powerless to prevent catastrophic bushfires? No, we’re not. We can stop bushfires from occurring with community involvement

By Paul Read

Australian Capital Territory

The fires devastating our communities on the eastern seaboard are covering more than a million hectares even before we reach summer. They are, as predicted, joining and growing into mega-fires. Mega-fires create their own unpredictable internal weather systems; they can be as hot as a Bunsen burner at 100 metres, and they’ll overwhelm and engulf […]

Parks and Wildlife funding cuts in the spotlight as NSW Nationals play the blame game

By Shannon Jenkins

New South Wales

The New South Wales deputy premier and the agriculture minister both say the National Parks and Wildlife Service did not do enough in the lead-up to the bushfire season, but the public sector union says the government has “crippled” the agency with budget cuts and restructuring.

Planned burns rather than expensive aircraft will lower the cost of bushfires

By Liza Gelt

Australian Capital Territory

The NSW Government committed $38 million to four large air tankers in preparation for one of the state’s most dangerous fire seasons. Available for service this November, the aircraft can unleash 11,300 litres of water or fire retardant in a single flight. The effects of bushfires are devastating, so it’s important to invest in disaster […]

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