As Perth's suburbs burn, the rest of Australia watches and learns
- Written by Joe Fontaine, Lecturer, Environmental and Conservation Science, Murdoch University
February has already been a bad month for Perth. Bushfire has destroyed 81 homes and burned more than 10,000 hectares northeast of the city. Residents in the midst of a COVID-19 lockdown were told to abandon their homes and seek shelter as the bushfire raged.
The disaster calls to mind the unprecedented Black Summer fires that devastated eastern...





