08 - The University of Sydney

08 January 2020

Australia can expect far more fire catastrophes

Professor Dale Dominey-Howes says a proper disaster plan is worth the money. The scale of the current fire crisis is like nothing before, and our national response must be like nothing that has come before.

08 January 2020

More than one billion animals killed in Australian bushfires

Professor Chris Dickman has revised his estimate of the number of animals killed in bushfires in NSW to more than 800 million animals, with a national impact of more than one billion animals.

08 January 2020

Black Saturday firefighters want you to listen, not call them 'heroes'

In commemorating firefighters as heroes, we can fall into the danger of overstating their ability to control fires, absolving ourselves of responsibility, write Professor Leanne Cutcher and Dr Graham Dwyer.