Modern Australian

Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfires

  • Written by Andrew Gissing, General Manager, Risk Frontiers, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University
Australia needs a national crisis plan, and not just for bushfiresBushfires aren't the only catastrophic emergency Australia is likely to see. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Calls are growing for a national bushfire plan, including from former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who says they are an issue of national security and the federal government must provide hands-on leadership.

It’s true that more people are...