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Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters
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Putting homes in high-risk areas is asking too much of firefighters

Land-use planning should give more weight to the increasing risks of natural hazards like bushfires as the first step in reducing the impacts.
Mike Berry, Ian Lowe: No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can't go on like this
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Mike Berry, Ian Lowe: No Australian city has a long-term vision for living sustainably. We can't go on like this

The demands on land and resources from our fast-growing cities are unsustainable, as are the wastes they produce. Yet still our leaders act as if unlimited growth is possible.
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