On Nightlife with Philip Clark – Wed 15 Apr 2020, 10:00pm.
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Were our recent bushfires the equivalent of an ice age? What does this mean for Australia and the rest of the world? Will the after-effects have a prolonged impact on our future?
Nightline’s Philip Clark in conversation with Stephen Pyne, Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University, specializing in environmental history, the history of exploration, and especially the history of fire. Also the author of Burning Bush: A Fire History of Australia.
The Royal Commission is up and running and you can find a link to the Opening and the complete transcrpt in this post. We also review an excellent Sydney Mormning Herald article which quotes VFFA President Mick Holton.
The Hawkesbury Gazette published a very good report on the presentation to the Kurrajong Heights Community made by VFFA Vice President Brian Williams and his brigade. The story contains links to the Gazette article and the Report to the Community
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