With the number of extreme wildfires worldwide predicted to increase by 2030, fire management is a hot topic and the world is watching how Australia does it. Rangers, traditional owners and land corporations shared their experiences and expertise with government and climate fund representatives from countries including Zambia and Brazil, and the UN-backed Green Climate…
‘Leave Immediately’: Bushfires Rage Across Queensland
Emergency warnings urging residents to flee are being issued as bushfires rage on the Western Downs, northwest of Brisbane. Residents are being urged to leave immediately as a fast-moving fire at Myall Park, and Hookswood near the town of Miles puts properties under threat. The warning to people between Leichhardt Highway, Gearys Road, Greens Road…
Four Decades on From Deadly Ash Wednesday Fires Fury
On Feb. 16, 1983, southern Australia burned with a fury few had seen before. On a day that became known as Ash Wednesday, more than 180 bushfires raged across the Adelaide Hills, the state’s southeast and through regional Victoria, claiming 75 lives, including 17 firefighters. In Victoria 2800 homes were destroyed and in South Australia…
Uncontrolled Bushfire Danger Downgraded in Southwest Western Australia
A bushfire emergency warning for communities in the shire of Nannup in Western Australia’s southwest has been downgraded to a watch and act alert, with residents told it could still pose a threat to lives and homes. The Parks and Wildlife Service warning is in place for people in areas bounded by Cundinup-Kirup Road and…
Australian State Government Refers Bushfire Grants Report to Watchdog
The New South Wales (NSW) government has referred a damning report on its own handling of Black Summer bushfire recovery grants to the state’s corruption watchdog, after threats of a referral from the opposition. A report by the NSW auditor-general revealed former deputy premier John Barilaro’s office intervened in the program and inexplicably created a…
Western Australia Bushfire Contained, But Uncontrolled
A bushfire south of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, has been contained but remains uncontrolled. Some 100 firefighters battled the 6000-hectare blaze on Saturday before it started to slow its spread. Aerial support was also dispatched to the Donnybrook-Balingup Shire on Saturday. The fire, believed to have been sparked by lightning, was moving slowly…
Australia: The Unlucky Country?
March 31, 2022
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Commentary In 1964, Donald Horne published his iconic book “The Lucky Country.” Horne controversially wrote that “Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people’s ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about…
Billions Lost in Aussie Black Summer Bushfires
December 13, 2021
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A University of Sydney and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s report released on the impacts of the Black Summer fires from 2019 to 2020 has found the fires cost the Australian agriculture sector billions of dollars. The Fire on the Farm report (pdf), released, Dec. 13, estimated the bushfires fires— which burnt up…
Reflections on the Great Chicago Fire
Commentary As the summer months are fast approaching, the fire season will again be a primary concern of Australia’s fire services. The memories of the disastrous bushfires of December 2019 and January 2020, only eclipsed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are still fresh in people’s minds. The dangers associated with fires alert people to the necessity…
Progress on Implementing Bushfire Recommendations Will Be Tracked in Public Updates
The Morrison government’s progress on implementing the bushfire royal commission recommendations will be tracked in public monthly updates. A new federal government tracking document will detail progress on the 80 recommendations stemming from the inquiry, which was launched after the Black Summer blazes. Federal Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud said state governments would also have…
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