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    January 6, 2026

    When cities burn: Could the Los Angeles fires happen here?

    Our new analysis brings together the latest science, climate trends and fire behaviour research to provide the answer.   The uncomfortable truth is that many of […]
    September 15, 2025
    An intense bushfire rages through a forest

    STATEMENT: ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT: RISK ASSESSMENT WARNS OUR POINT OF NO RETURN ON CLIMATE APPROACHES

    Since the turn of the century we have seen more and more extreme weather events fuelled by climate change. Record-breaking floods, devastating storms, deadly heatwaves and […]
    September 9, 2025

    3 things to expect from the National Climate Risk Assessment and 3 things that won’t be in it (but should be)

    Nearly five years ago, the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements—sparked by the Black Summer bushfires—identified a major gap: Australia did not have a single, […]
    March 14, 2022
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    Statement: Dangerously Unprepared for Climate-Fuelled Disasters

    We are 37 former senior Australian fire and emergency service chiefs, who have directly responded to countless extreme weather events dating back as far as the […]
    July 6, 2021
    Charred trees in a scorched bushland with smoke bearing through their stands.

    First Nations Climate Justice panel

    The following is a written summary of a panel that was hosted online. You can read the full report here or view the discussion at the bottom […]