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Andrew Forrest's high-tech plan to extinguish bushfires within an hour is as challenging as it sounds

  • Written by James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University
Andrew Forrest's high-tech plan to extinguish bushfires within an hour is as challenging as it soundsWarren Frey/AAP

The philanthropic foundation of mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has unveiled a plan to transform how Australia responds to bushfires.

The Fire Shield project aims to use emerging technologies to rapidly find and extinguish bushfires. The goal is to be able to put out any dangerous blaze within an hour by 2025.

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