The NSW bushfire inquiry found property loss is ‘inevitable’. We must stop building homes in such fire-prone areas
- Written by Mark Maund, Research Affiliate, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
Yesterday, the New South Wales government accepted all 76 recommendations from an independent inquiry into last summer’s devastating bushfire season. Several recommendations called for increased hazard reduction, such as through controlled burning and land clearing.
But clearing and burning vegetation will hurt our native flora and fauna,...
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