Quick link: Coalition’s empty powerline pledge
In the immediate aftermath of the release of the Victorian bushfire Royal Commission’s report, the Coalition laid into Victorian Labor for not immediately committing to implement every recommendation – for instance, a recommendation to spend billions of dollars on electricity [...]
Disasters disengage brains – exhibit #123
I hate to repeat myself from my previous post, but: Imagine a submission came in to the Victorian Cabinet from a government department. It was clearly going to cost an nine-figure sum annually, but beyond that it was uncosted. There [...]
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 [...]
Missing maps and treeless treechange towns
The bushfire royal commission has now discovered that, apparently, the dog ate CFA boss Russell Rees and his deputy’s homework – or, more precisely, the “mud maps” that they drew on Black Saturday have gone missing: On Thursday the Royal [...]
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 [...]
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