Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes. A proper disaster plan is worth paying for
- Written by Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
Australia is in the midst of inconceivably bad bushfires. The death toll is rising, thousands of buildings have been destroyed and whole communities displaced. This scale is like nothing before, and our national response must be like nothing that has come before.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday somewhat acknowledged the need for...