There is an obvious point upon which the LNP, Labor and Greens might agree to move policy forward: the national ‘cap and trade’ emissions trading system proposed by John Howard in 2007.
Articles on bushfires 2020
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This is not the first time Australia’s major cities have been shrouded in bushfire smoke. But this time, the culprits must held to account.
We found about 300 suspicious Twitter accounts, which we suspect included a high proportion of bots and trolls pushing the #ArsonEmergency narrative.
As Australia picks up the pieces after the fires, we must understand the unique grief Aboriginal people experience from a loss of country.
By understanding how bushfire maps are created, and what their features represent, you can get better at spotting fake ones.
Celeste Barber’s $45 million fundraiser is amazing, but battling Australia’s fires should be an ongoing effort. With the help of social media, it can be.
Wildfire smoke can damage animals’ respiratory tract and lead to breathing problems and even death.
Items can be recovered after a fire – here is how to look after them.
It’s worth thinking carefully about how to give, to ensure you’re not wasting your contribution or inadvertently making things worse.
We pulled four before-and-after NASA satellite images and asked bushfire researcher Grant Williamson to reflect on the story they tell.
Local, self organised, community groups can be supported to do strategic hazard reduction through a range of techniques – including targeted grazing, and prescribed or fuel reduction burning.
Koalas take a starring role in Australian tourism advertising – but what happens when our primary image of this animal is one of pain and destruction?
As the bushfire crisis worsens, the prime minister’s fallback positions on climate change and lack of urgency on a federal disaster plan are no longer tenable – the public is demanding more.
As this horrific summer of disaster continues to unfold in coming weeks, we need to overhaul our emergency management plan.
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs sparked global firestorms. On land, only creatures that could evade fire survived
Research on other natural disasters tells us there’s a long road ahead for survivors of the current bushfire crisis – but there are some key lessons.
We escaped through blackened landscapes where sheep wandered paddocks with the wool burnt off their backs. My three-year-old son, sensing the mood, asked why his dad and I were so quiet.
Sending holidaymakers directly into forests and national parks right in the middle of peak bushfire season is madness.
Here’s how Australians and their overseas family and friends can monitor the movement of fire fronts in real time.
Top contributors
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Research Fellow in Environmental Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Bushfire Science, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Adelaide University
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Emeritus professor, University of Wollongong
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Journalist, author, broadcaster, Queensland University of Technology
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Deputy Head of School, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Senior Research Scientist, South Australian Museum; Flinders University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University