ENVIRONMENT: Federal bushfire inquiry’s challenge*

Following the terrible bushfires which ravaged north-eastern Victoria, south-eastern New South Wales and the ACT during January and February, the House of Representatives has established a new inquiry into the bushfire disaster.Its terms of reference are widely drawn, and should encourage public involvement. They include:(a) the extent and impact of the bushfires on the environment, private and public assets and local communities;(b) the causes of and risk factors contributing to the impact and …

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