In a terrible summer, the bushfire season still has months to run. The volunteers fighting the fires are exhausted and under-resourced. Rick Morton on whether we can meet the next bushfire crisis without radical changes. 

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. 

Background reading: 

The long, hot summer in The Saturday Paper 

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly 

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In a terrible summer, the bushfire season still has months to run. The volunteers fighting the fires are exhausted and under-resourced. Rick Morton on whether we can meet the next bushfire crisis without radical changes. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2019/12/21/the-long-hot-summer/15768468009264">The long, hot summer</a> in The Saturday Paper <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/">The Saturday Paper</a><a href="https://themonthly.com.au/">The Monthly </a>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://7ampodcast.com.au">7ampodcast.com.au</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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In a terrible summer, the bushfire season still has months to run. The volunteers fighting the fires are exhausted and under-resourced. Rick Morton on whether we can meet the next bushfire crisis without radical changes.&nbsp;Guest: Senior reporte...

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