On leadership and Christine Nixon
It appears that former Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon’s new book (of which you can read an extract here) has relit the metaphorical fires surrounding her tenure. Her political battles with sections of the force, and News Limited, were brought [...]
Black Saturday – should 'stay or go' policy be overturned? Guest post by John Davidson
John Davidson is a process engineer who lived in various locations around Australia while working in the construction and mining industries. For two years his responsibilities included emergency services for the Groote Eylandt mine and township. He was on Groote [...]
Black Saturday: What are state governments good for?
The latest controversy to emerge from the inquiry into the Victorian bushfires revolves around Christine Nixon going off for dinner in the middle of the conflagration. The usual partisan football stuff, you might think. Guy Rundle disagrees. In a powerful [...]
Bushfire Royal Commission interim report
The Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission has released an interim report. The commission hasn’t made any recommendations on fuel reduction issues so far. However, it’s had quite a lot to say about warnings and the “stay or go” policy. In a [...]
Black Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
As firefighters prepare for more nasty weather in Victoria over the next few days, police and soldiers continue to search the ruins of Kinglake, Marysville, and surrounding communities for the bodies of those currently listed as missing. But, in the [...]
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