We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?
- Written by: Kevin Tolhurst, Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne
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As our country battles the most extensive fires of our lifetime, there are increasing calls for a royal commission into the states and territories’ preparedness and the federal government’s response to the disaster.
A royal commission has coercive powers beyond a government inquiry, and the need for one implies there are facts...
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