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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 6737702" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>VIDEO: Who is responsible for the Australian Bushfire Crisis? </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Presented by Tim Minchin.</strong></span></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/people/1594508" target="_blank"><u>DAN iLIC</u></a></td><td>Jan 22</td><td><a href="https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/javascript%3Avoid(0)" target="_blank"> 7</a><br /> <span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Sign up to like post</strong></span><br /> <strong>Subscribe</strong><br /> <br /> <a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/account/login?redirect=%2Fp%2Fvideo-who-is-responsible-for-the%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1iImj67rpjtc7OrsiwVDMY4hciYHShlTGhjI2fb_sD9-fajhv0_t5sVuQ&email=&with_password=" target="_blank"><u>Login</u></a><a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/privacy" target="_blank"><u>Privacy</u></a><a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/tos" target="_blank"><u>Terms</u></a></td><td><a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/p/video-who-is-responsible-for-the" target="_blank"><u>VIDEO: Who is responsible for the Australian Bushfire Crisis? Presented by Tim Minchin.</u></a><br /> <a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/people/1594508" target="_blank"><u>DAN iLIC</u></a><br /> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Jan 22</td><td><a href="https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/javascript%3Avoid(0)" target="_blank"> 7</a><br /> <span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Sign up to like post</strong></span><br /> <strong>Subscribe</strong><br /> <br /> <a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/account/login?redirect=%2Fp%2Fvideo-who-is-responsible-for-the%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1iImj67rpjtc7OrsiwVDMY4hciYHShlTGhjI2fb_sD9-fajhv0_t5sVuQ&email=&with_password=" target="_blank"><u>Login</u></a><a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/privacy" target="_blank"><u>Privacy</u></a><a href="https://arationalfear.substack.com/tos" target="_blank"><u>Terms</u></a></td></tr></table><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>Share</strong></span></td></tr></table><p></p><p>G’day friends of A Rational Fear,</p><p>The 2019/2020 summer bushfire crisis has been stressful for Australians everywhere. Not knowing what to do in times like this can be paralysing. Even if you can’t hold a hose it’s important to do what you can, not matter what your skills are. So with some extremely talented people, A Rational Fear presents: <strong>Who is responsible for the Australian Bushfire Crisis?</strong></p><p>Big thanks to everyone who came on board to make this happen over the last 3 weeks. Especially <strong>Kara Schlegl </strong>who is one of Australia’s most erudite writers. She has written an introduction to the video and included all of her research below.</p><p>Dan</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Researched and Compiled by Kara Eva Schlegl</strong></p><p><strong>Additional research and fact checking: Simon Holmes à Court</strong></p><p><strong>Special thanks to Dan Ilic, Alex Gabbott, Maria Yanovsky, Ena Markovic, Matt Perrott, James Colley, Scott Ludlam, Tim Minchin, Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court & Dick Smith. </strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong><strong>Introduction</strong></strong></span></p><p>I was driving home at 3am, after my team and I finalised the edit of this video, and a government ad came on the radio advising that extreme water restrictions are now in place, due to the severe drought currently afflicting NSW. </p><p>I don’t know about you, but I’m furious. Furious that we are governed by people who will instruct us to have shorter showers, and at the same time, will allow Australia’s mining sector to consume over 20% of our freshwater supply<a href="http://www.publish.csiro.au/ebook/chapter/9780643103283_Chapter_10" target="_blank"><u> every single year</u></a>. </p><p>I’m furious that our government will pour billions of dollars into the mining sector, but refuses to pay even minimum wage to the firefighters who put their lives on the line for us every bushfire season.</p><p>In December 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ran a campaign of deflection, telling the Australian people that the unprecedented bushfire crisis raging across the country had nothing to do with his government’s inaction on climate change, saying that emissions reductions in Australia won’t make a difference to the climate. </p><p>The truth is, taking action on climate change isn’t limited to emissions reduction. Taking action means heeding the warnings, and investing time, money and influence into preventing the worst from happening, and preparing our country for oncoming disasters.</p><p>Our governments didn’t take action on climate change, and now, in the words of<a href="https://vimeo.com/384675523" target="_blank"><u> NSW RFS Firefighter Darin Sullivan</u></a>, ‘we’ve gotta deal with it’. </p><p>I hope this document, and the video it accompanies, gives us a better understanding of the circumstances that led to the 2019 - 2020 bushfire crisis, and inspires us to help prevent it from happening again.</p><p>- Kara</p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong><strong>Research & References</strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>The Link Between Climate Change and Bushfires</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227389894_The_Garnaut_Climate_Change_Review" target="_blank"><u>The Garnaut Climate Change Review; Final Report</u></a>, Ross Garnaut, 2008</p><p><a href="https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Environment/Extreme-Events/Bushfire/Bushfire-research" target="_blank"><u>CSIRO Bushfire Research</u></a>, 2020</p><p><a href="https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/not-normal-climate-change-bushfire-web/" target="_blank"><u>The Facts About Climate Change and Bushfires</u></a>, Climate Council, 2019</p><p><a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/" target="_blank"><u>AR5 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability</u></a>, IPCC report, 2014</p><p><a href="https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/bushfire-briefing-paper/" target="_blank"><u>‘This is Not Normal’: Climate Change and Escalating Bushfire Risk</u></a>, Climate Council, 12 November 2019 </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/26/climate-change-will-hit-australia-harder-than-rest-of-world-study-shows" target="_blank"><u>Climate change will hit Australia harder than rest of world, study shows</u></a></p><p>“Australian bushfire danger under changing climatic regimes” in <em><a href="https://books.google.no/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SsoUAAAAIAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA421&dq=Australian+bushfire+danger+under+changing+climatic+regimes%E2%80%9D,&ots=qHxAOVbD1O&sig=Y7k2oR5SThgTdyipxOvdQI-nx0E&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank"><u>Greenhouse: Planning for Climate Change</u></a></em>, T. Beer et al. 1987</p><p><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122416126?searchTerm=bushfires%20%22csiro%22&searchLimits=l-decade=198%7C%7C%7Cl-australian=y#" target="_blank"><u>CSIRO Warns of Serious Bushfire Risk</u></a>, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 15 Dec 1987</p><p><a href="https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/full-list-of-fire-and-emergency-chiefs-recommendations-to-federal-government/" target="_blank"><u>Full list of Fire and Emergency Chiefs' recommendations to Federal Government</u></a></p><p>VIDEO: <a href="https://vimeo.com/384675523" target="_blank"><u>Darin Sullivan, Firefighter/NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union</u></a> @ Wollongong Protest for Action on the Bushfire Crisis, 11 Jan 2020</p><p>VIDEO: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cicizDlDSg&t=248s" target="_blank"><u>Former Fire Chiefs Deliver Climate Change Warning</u></a>, SBS, 14 Nov, 2019</p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong><strong>Debunking Myths;</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/australia/fires-murdoch-disinformation.html" target="_blank"><u>How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia’s Bushfire Debate</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-11/australias-fires-reveal-arson-not-a-major-cause/11855022" target="_blank"><u>The truth about Australia's fires — arsonists aren't responsible for many this season</u></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>Bushfire Inquiries, Royal Commissions, and Expert Recommendations to the Federal Government</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=bushfires/inquiry/report.htm" target="_blank"><u>A Nation Charred: Inquiry into the Recent Australian Bushfires</u></a>, House Select Committee, 2003 </p><p><a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=3d4e5dd5-9374-48e9-b3f4-4e6e96da27f5" target="_blank"><u>Bushfires in Australia</u></a>, Prepared for the 2009 Senate Inquiry into Bushfires in Australia, CSIRO July 2009 </p><p><a href="http://royalcommission.vic.gov.au/Commission-Reports/Final-Report.html" target="_blank"><u>Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission: Final Report</u></a>, 2009 </p><p><a href="http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do?dvs=1579571168755~551&locale=en_AU&metadata_object_ratio=10&show_metadata=true&VIEWER_URL=/view/action/singleViewer.do?&preferred_usage_type=VIEW_MAIN&DELIVERY_RULE_ID=10&frameId=1&usePid1=true&usePid2=true" target="_blank"><u>On Bushfire Disaster Preparedness and Response in Victoria, Australia, following the Ash Wednesday Fires 16 February 1983</u></a>; Report of the Bushfire Review Committee, April 1984</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/indigenous-innovation-could-save-a-billion-tonnes-of-greenhouse-gases-57720" target="_blank"><u>Indigenous innovation could save a billion tonnes of greenhouse gases</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/i-tried-to-warn-scott-morrison-about-the-bushfire-disaster-adapting-to-climate-change-isnt-enough" target="_blank"><u>I tried to warn Scott Morrison about the bushfire disaster. Adapting to climate change isn’t enough | Greg Mullins</u></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/our-land-is-burning-and-western-science-does-not-have-all-the-answers-100331" target="_blank"><u>Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers</u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>Complete Lists of Inquiries;</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>Federal Government Response to Bushfires and Inquiries</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/nick-feik/2020/07/2020/1578372000/national-disaster" target="_blank"><u>A national disaster</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/04/morrisons-government-on-the-bushfires-from-attacking-climate-lunatics-to-calling-in-the-troops" target="_blank"><u>Morrison's government on the bushfires: from attacking climate 'lunatics' to calling in the troops</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51080567" target="_blank"><u>Australia fires: PM admits mistakes in handling of crisis</u></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/scott-morrisons-biggest-failure-in-the-bushfire-crisis-an-inability-to-deliver-collective-action-129437" target="_blank"><u>Scott Morrison's biggest failure in the bushfire crisis: an inability to deliver collective action</u></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/watching-our-politicians-fumble-through-the-bushfire-crisis-im-overwhelmed-by-deja-vu-129338" target="_blank"><u>Watching our politicians fumble through the bushfire crisis, I'm overwhelmed by déjà vu</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/now-is-not-the-time-to-discuss-how-we-ignored-decades-of-warnings-that-this-would-happen/" target="_blank"><u>"Now Is Not The Time To Discuss How We Ignored Decades Of Warnings That This Would Happen"</u></a> (Satire, but accurate)</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-16/we-do-not-need-bushfire-royal-commission-this-is-why/11870824" target="_blank"><u>We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/liberal-party-division-explains-morrison-s-muted-crisis-response-20200103-p53oht" target="_blank"><u>Liberal Party division explains Morrison's muted crisis response</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-classic-case-of-kicking-the-can-down-the-road-20200113-h1l0rr.html" target="_blank"><u>A classic case of kicking the can down the road</u></a></p><p><a href="https://10daily.com.au/news/politics/a191218iawlf/scott-morrison-once-scolded-ex-police-commissioner-for-going-out-to-dinner-during-bushfire-crisis-20191218" target="_blank"><u>Scott Morrison Once Scolded Ex-Police Commissioner for Going Out to Dinner During Bushfire Crisis</u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>History;</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://primeministers.moadoph.gov.au/topics/i-had-to-come-to-see-for-myself" target="_blank"><u>I had to come to see for myself</u></a>: Prime Ministers, Natural Disasters, and the People</p><p><a href="https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/58" target="_blank"><u>Black Saturday ten years on – what did we discover?</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7919914/Australian-Black-Saturday-bush-fires-response-was-inadequate.html" target="_blank"><u>Australian 'Black Saturday' bush fires response was 'inadequate'</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-25/government-acting-on-black-saturday-report/2310724" target="_blank"><u>Government acting on Black Saturday report</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/05/bush-m17.html" target="_blank"><u>Australia: Government culpability in 2009 Victorian bushfires</u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>The Federal Government & Climate Inaction</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/21/scott-morrison-says-the-government-is-acting-on-emissions-is-it-true" target="_blank"><u>Scott Morrison says the government is acting on emissions. Is it true?</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/21/scott-morrison-says-the-government-is-acting-on-emissions-is-it-true" target="_blank"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/29/coalition-gets-a-miserable-4-on-climate-change-policy-scorecard" target="_blank"><u>Coalition gets a miserable 4% on climate change policy scorecard</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/29/coalition-gets-a-miserable-4-on-climate-change-policy-scorecard" target="_blank"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahryan/cllimate-change-deniers-government-australia-bushfires" target="_blank"><u>75 Out Of 77 Government MPs Wouldn't Give Us Their Views On Climate Change</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/18/behind-the-smokescreen-the-coalitions-stance-on-climate-change-hasnt-changed-at-all" target="_blank"><u>Behind the smokescreen, the Coalition's stance on climate change hasn't changed | Greg Jericho</u></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-nationals-have-changed-their-leader-but-kept-the-same-climate-story-92348" target="_blank"><u>The Nationals have changed their leader but kept the same climate story</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.esdnews.com.au/aust-institute-cost-of-climate-inaction-130b-per-year/" target="_blank"><u>Aus Institute: Cost of climate inaction $130b per year</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/climate-inaction-weighs-on-australian-ceos-20200120-p53swf" target="_blank"><u>Climate inaction weighs on Australian CEOs</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/rba-told-to-mobilise-all-forces-to-save-the-economy-from-climate-change-20200120-p53szi.html" target="_blank"><u>Climate change impact on Australian economy may force RBA to buy coal mines, power stations</u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>Chronologies;</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>History;</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>Important Documentation;</strong></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>The Federal Government & the Fossil Fuels Industry</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/05/02/Global-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-Remain-Large-An-Update-Based-on-Country-Level-Estimates-46509" target="_blank"><u>Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Remain Large: An Update Based on Country-Level Estimates</u></a>, IMF Working Paper, May 2019</p><p><a href="https://www.marketforces.org.au/politicaldonations2019/" target="_blank"><u>Fossil Fuel Industry Donations to Australian Political Parties</u></a>, Market Forces, 2019</p><p><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/behind-closed-doors-australia-pushes-reputation-as-worlds-leading-fossil-fuel-dealer-17543/" target="_blank"><u>Behind closed doors: Australia pushes reputation as world’s leading fossil fuel dealer</u></a></p><p><a href="https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower" target="_blank"><u>Dirty Power: Big Coal’s network of influence over the Coalition Government</u></a>, Greenpeace, 2019</p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/world/2020/1/8/21051756/australia-fires-climate-change-coal-politics" target="_blank"><u>Australia fires: The government is clinging to coal as the country burns</u></a></p><p><a href="https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2019/federal-election-2019-andrew-twiggy-forrest-hedging-his-bets-ng-b881178353z" target="_blank"><u>Billionaire Mining Magnate Andrew Forrest hosts election fundraisers for Scott Morrison AND Bill Shorten</u></a></p><p><a href="http://energyatlas.iea.org/#!/tellmap/2020991907" target="_blank"><u>Coal Production is on the Rise in Australia</u></a>: IEG Energy Atlas, 2019</p><p><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/twiggy-forrest-clarifies-climate-stance-after-70-million-bushfire-donation" target="_blank"><u>'Twiggy' Forrest clarifies climate stance after $70 million bushfire donation</u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><strong>Adani Carmichael Coal Mine;</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://wanganjagalingou.com.au/our-fight/" target="_blank"><u>Our Fight</u></a>: Stop Adani Destroying Our Land and Culture</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-adani-mine-was-a-key-factor-in-the-government-s-election-win-now-what" target="_blank"><u>The Adani mine was a key factor in the government's election win. Now what?</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-way-you-spell-jobs-in-queensland-is-a-d-a-n-i-government-hails-mine-s-approval-20190613-p51xek.html" target="_blank"><u>Adani coal mine approval hailed by federal government</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-12/adani-approval-could-be-galilee-basin-ice-breaker/11194510" target="_blank"><u>Will Adani be the 'ice-breaker' for six more proposed Galilee mines?</u></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>Federal Government Cuts to Public Services</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/bushfire-states-face-451m-disaster-funding-cut-20200109-p53pzz" target="_blank"><u>Bushfire states face $451m disaster funding cut</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/108622-coalition-plans-1-5bn-aps-budget-cuts-promises-to-spare-a-few-agencies/" target="_blank"><u>Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/05/scott-morrison-cuts-government-departments-in-major-public-service-changes" target="_blank"><u>Scott Morrison cuts government departments in major public service changes</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.acoss.org.au/community-sector-funding-cuts/" target="_blank"><u>Community Sector Funding Cuts – ACOSS</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview201920/PublicServices" target="_blank"><u>Public service and other purposes</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/mixed-news-science-2019-20-budget" target="_blank"><u>Mixed news for science in the 2019-20 Budget</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07840-w" target="_blank"><u>Australia cuts research funding for universities</u></a>: Government investment at lowest in 40 years</p><p><a href="https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/concerns-federal-budget-takes-foot-off-the-innovation-accelerator-20190403-p51ahq.html" target="_blank"><u>Concerns federal budget takes foot off the innovation accelerator</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/09/public-service-review-did-not-look-at-cutting-federal-departments-official-says" target="_blank"><u>Public service review did not look at cutting federal departments, official says</u></a></p><p><a href="https://croakey.org/outcry-over-federal-govts-decision-to-defund-indigenous-family-violence-peak/" target="_blank"><u>Outcry over Federal Government’s decision to defund Indigenous family violence organisation</u></a></p><p><a href="https://mumbrella.com.au/scott-morrison-abolishes-department-of-communications-and-arts-as-part-of-public-service-restructure-609366" target="_blank"><u>Scott Morrison abolishes Department of Communications and Arts as part of public service restructure</u></a></p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-abc-didnt-receive-a-reprieve-in-the-budget-its-still-facing-staggering-cuts-114922" target="_blank"><u>The ABC didn't receive a reprieve in the budget. It's still facing staggering cuts</u></a></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><strong>Further Reading and Resources</strong></strong></span></p><p><a href="https://www.csiro.au/" target="_blank"><u>CSIRO Website</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/" target="_blank"><u>Climate Council Website</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/research/" target="_blank"><u>Bureau of Meteorology: Research </u></a></p><p><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/" target="_blank"><u>Renew Economy: Clean Energy Analysis</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tai.org.au/" target="_blank"><u>The Australian Institute: Research that Matters</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tai.org.au/" target="_blank"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications" target="_blank"><u>NSW Rural Fire Services: Resources and Publications</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/fire-weather-centre/fire-agencies/" target="_blank"><u>State and Territory fire agencies</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/" target="_blank"><u>IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 6737702, member: 71668"] [SIZE=7][B]VIDEO: Who is responsible for the Australian Bushfire Crisis? [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]Presented by Tim Minchin.[/B][/SIZE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/people/1594508'][U]DAN iLIC[/U][/URL][/TD] [TD]Jan 22[/TD] [TD][URL='https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/javascript%3Avoid(0)'] 7[/URL] [SIZE=6][B]Sign up to like post[/B][/SIZE] [B]Subscribe[/B] [URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/account/login?redirect=%2Fp%2Fvideo-who-is-responsible-for-the%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1iImj67rpjtc7OrsiwVDMY4hciYHShlTGhjI2fb_sD9-fajhv0_t5sVuQ&email=&with_password='][U]Login[/U][/URL][URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/privacy'][U]Privacy[/U][/URL][URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/tos'][U]Terms[/U][/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/p/video-who-is-responsible-for-the'][U]VIDEO: Who is responsible for the Australian Bushfire Crisis? Presented by Tim Minchin.[/U][/URL] [URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/people/1594508'][U]DAN iLIC[/U][/URL] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Jan 22[/TD] [TD][URL='https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/javascript%3Avoid(0)'] 7[/URL] [SIZE=6][B]Sign up to like post[/B][/SIZE] [B]Subscribe[/B] [URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/account/login?redirect=%2Fp%2Fvideo-who-is-responsible-for-the%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1iImj67rpjtc7OrsiwVDMY4hciYHShlTGhjI2fb_sD9-fajhv0_t5sVuQ&email=&with_password='][U]Login[/U][/URL][URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/privacy'][U]Privacy[/U][/URL][URL='https://arationalfear.substack.com/tos'][U]Terms[/U][/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [SIZE=7][B]Share[/B][/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] G’day friends of A Rational Fear, The 2019/2020 summer bushfire crisis has been stressful for Australians everywhere. Not knowing what to do in times like this can be paralysing. Even if you can’t hold a hose it’s important to do what you can, not matter what your skills are. So with some extremely talented people, A Rational Fear presents: [B]Who is responsible for the Australian Bushfire Crisis?[/B] Big thanks to everyone who came on board to make this happen over the last 3 weeks. Especially [B]Kara Schlegl [/B]who is one of Australia’s most erudite writers. She has written an introduction to the video and included all of her research below. Dan [B]Researched and Compiled by Kara Eva Schlegl Additional research and fact checking: Simon Holmes à Court Special thanks to Dan Ilic, Alex Gabbott, Maria Yanovsky, Ena Markovic, Matt Perrott, James Colley, Scott Ludlam, Tim Minchin, Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court & Dick Smith. [/B] [SIZE=7][B][B]Introduction[/B][/B][/SIZE] I was driving home at 3am, after my team and I finalised the edit of this video, and a government ad came on the radio advising that extreme water restrictions are now in place, due to the severe drought currently afflicting NSW. I don’t know about you, but I’m furious. Furious that we are governed by people who will instruct us to have shorter showers, and at the same time, will allow Australia’s mining sector to consume over 20% of our freshwater supply[URL='http://www.publish.csiro.au/ebook/chapter/9780643103283_Chapter_10'][U] every single year[/U][/URL]. I’m furious that our government will pour billions of dollars into the mining sector, but refuses to pay even minimum wage to the firefighters who put their lives on the line for us every bushfire season. In December 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ran a campaign of deflection, telling the Australian people that the unprecedented bushfire crisis raging across the country had nothing to do with his government’s inaction on climate change, saying that emissions reductions in Australia won’t make a difference to the climate. The truth is, taking action on climate change isn’t limited to emissions reduction. Taking action means heeding the warnings, and investing time, money and influence into preventing the worst from happening, and preparing our country for oncoming disasters. Our governments didn’t take action on climate change, and now, in the words of[URL='https://vimeo.com/384675523'][U] NSW RFS Firefighter Darin Sullivan[/U][/URL], ‘we’ve gotta deal with it’. I hope this document, and the video it accompanies, gives us a better understanding of the circumstances that led to the 2019 - 2020 bushfire crisis, and inspires us to help prevent it from happening again. - Kara [SIZE=7][B][B]Research & References[/B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B][B]The Link Between Climate Change and Bushfires[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227389894_The_Garnaut_Climate_Change_Review'][U]The Garnaut Climate Change Review; Final Report[/U][/URL], Ross Garnaut, 2008 [URL='https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Environment/Extreme-Events/Bushfire/Bushfire-research'][U]CSIRO Bushfire Research[/U][/URL], 2020 [URL='https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/not-normal-climate-change-bushfire-web/'][U]The Facts About Climate Change and Bushfires[/U][/URL], Climate Council, 2019 [URL='https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/'][U]AR5 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability[/U][/URL], IPCC report, 2014 [URL='https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/bushfire-briefing-paper/'][U]‘This is Not Normal’: Climate Change and Escalating Bushfire Risk[/U][/URL], Climate Council, 12 November 2019 [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/26/climate-change-will-hit-australia-harder-than-rest-of-world-study-shows'][U]Climate change will hit Australia harder than rest of world, study shows[/U][/URL] “Australian bushfire danger under changing climatic regimes” in [I][URL='https://books.google.no/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SsoUAAAAIAAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA421&dq=Australian+bushfire+danger+under+changing+climatic+regimes%E2%80%9D,&ots=qHxAOVbD1O&sig=Y7k2oR5SThgTdyipxOvdQI-nx0E&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false'][U]Greenhouse: Planning for Climate Change[/U][/URL][/I], T. Beer et al. 1987 [URL='https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122416126?searchTerm=bushfires%20%22csiro%22&searchLimits=l-decade=198%7C%7C%7Cl-australian=y#'][U]CSIRO Warns of Serious Bushfire Risk[/U][/URL], The Canberra Times, Tuesday 15 Dec 1987 [URL='https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/full-list-of-fire-and-emergency-chiefs-recommendations-to-federal-government/'][U]Full list of Fire and Emergency Chiefs' recommendations to Federal Government[/U][/URL] VIDEO: [URL='https://vimeo.com/384675523'][U]Darin Sullivan, Firefighter/NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union[/U][/URL] @ Wollongong Protest for Action on the Bushfire Crisis, 11 Jan 2020 VIDEO: [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cicizDlDSg&t=248s'][U]Former Fire Chiefs Deliver Climate Change Warning[/U][/URL], SBS, 14 Nov, 2019 [SIZE=7][B][B]Debunking Myths;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/australia/fires-murdoch-disinformation.html'][U]How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia’s Bushfire Debate[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-11/australias-fires-reveal-arson-not-a-major-cause/11855022'][U]The truth about Australia's fires — arsonists aren't responsible for many this season[/U][/URL] [SIZE=6][B][B]Bushfire Inquiries, Royal Commissions, and Expert Recommendations to the Federal Government[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=bushfires/inquiry/report.htm'][U]A Nation Charred: Inquiry into the Recent Australian Bushfires[/U][/URL], House Select Committee, 2003 [URL='https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=3d4e5dd5-9374-48e9-b3f4-4e6e96da27f5'][U]Bushfires in Australia[/U][/URL], Prepared for the 2009 Senate Inquiry into Bushfires in Australia, CSIRO July 2009 [URL='http://royalcommission.vic.gov.au/Commission-Reports/Final-Report.html'][U]Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission: Final Report[/U][/URL], 2009 [URL='http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do?dvs=1579571168755~551&locale=en_AU&metadata_object_ratio=10&show_metadata=true&VIEWER_URL=/view/action/singleViewer.do?&preferred_usage_type=VIEW_MAIN&DELIVERY_RULE_ID=10&frameId=1&usePid1=true&usePid2=true'][U]On Bushfire Disaster Preparedness and Response in Victoria, Australia, following the Ash Wednesday Fires 16 February 1983[/U][/URL]; Report of the Bushfire Review Committee, April 1984 [URL='https://theconversation.com/indigenous-innovation-could-save-a-billion-tonnes-of-greenhouse-gases-57720'][U]Indigenous innovation could save a billion tonnes of greenhouse gases[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/i-tried-to-warn-scott-morrison-about-the-bushfire-disaster-adapting-to-climate-change-isnt-enough'][U]I tried to warn Scott Morrison about the bushfire disaster. Adapting to climate change isn’t enough | Greg Mullins[/U][/URL] [URL='https://theconversation.com/our-land-is-burning-and-western-science-does-not-have-all-the-answers-100331'][U]Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers[/U][/URL] [SIZE=5][B][B]Complete Lists of Inquiries;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B][B]Federal Government Response to Bushfires and Inquiries[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/nick-feik/2020/07/2020/1578372000/national-disaster'][U]A national disaster[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/04/morrisons-government-on-the-bushfires-from-attacking-climate-lunatics-to-calling-in-the-troops'][U]Morrison's government on the bushfires: from attacking climate 'lunatics' to calling in the troops[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51080567'][U]Australia fires: PM admits mistakes in handling of crisis[/U][/URL] [URL='https://theconversation.com/scott-morrisons-biggest-failure-in-the-bushfire-crisis-an-inability-to-deliver-collective-action-129437'][U]Scott Morrison's biggest failure in the bushfire crisis: an inability to deliver collective action[/U][/URL] [URL='https://theconversation.com/watching-our-politicians-fumble-through-the-bushfire-crisis-im-overwhelmed-by-deja-vu-129338'][U]Watching our politicians fumble through the bushfire crisis, I'm overwhelmed by déjà vu[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/now-is-not-the-time-to-discuss-how-we-ignored-decades-of-warnings-that-this-would-happen/'][U]"Now Is Not The Time To Discuss How We Ignored Decades Of Warnings That This Would Happen"[/U][/URL] (Satire, but accurate) [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-16/we-do-not-need-bushfire-royal-commission-this-is-why/11870824'][U]We have already had countless bushfire inquiries. What good will it do to have another?[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/liberal-party-division-explains-morrison-s-muted-crisis-response-20200103-p53oht'][U]Liberal Party division explains Morrison's muted crisis response[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-classic-case-of-kicking-the-can-down-the-road-20200113-h1l0rr.html'][U]A classic case of kicking the can down the road[/U][/URL] [URL='https://10daily.com.au/news/politics/a191218iawlf/scott-morrison-once-scolded-ex-police-commissioner-for-going-out-to-dinner-during-bushfire-crisis-20191218'][U]Scott Morrison Once Scolded Ex-Police Commissioner for Going Out to Dinner During Bushfire Crisis[/U][/URL] [SIZE=6][B][B]History;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://primeministers.moadoph.gov.au/topics/i-had-to-come-to-see-for-myself'][U]I had to come to see for myself[/U][/URL]: Prime Ministers, Natural Disasters, and the People [URL='https://www.bnhcrc.com.au/hazardnotes/58'][U]Black Saturday ten years on – what did we discover?[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7919914/Australian-Black-Saturday-bush-fires-response-was-inadequate.html'][U]Australian 'Black Saturday' bush fires response was 'inadequate'[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-25/government-acting-on-black-saturday-report/2310724'][U]Government acting on Black Saturday report[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/05/bush-m17.html'][U]Australia: Government culpability in 2009 Victorian bushfires[/U][/URL] [SIZE=6][B][B]The Federal Government & Climate Inaction[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/21/scott-morrison-says-the-government-is-acting-on-emissions-is-it-true'][U]Scott Morrison says the government is acting on emissions. Is it true? [/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/29/coalition-gets-a-miserable-4-on-climate-change-policy-scorecard'][U]Coalition gets a miserable 4% on climate change policy scorecard [/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahryan/cllimate-change-deniers-government-australia-bushfires'][U]75 Out Of 77 Government MPs Wouldn't Give Us Their Views On Climate Change[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/18/behind-the-smokescreen-the-coalitions-stance-on-climate-change-hasnt-changed-at-all'][U]Behind the smokescreen, the Coalition's stance on climate change hasn't changed | Greg Jericho[/U][/URL] [URL='https://theconversation.com/the-nationals-have-changed-their-leader-but-kept-the-same-climate-story-92348'][U]The Nationals have changed their leader but kept the same climate story[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.esdnews.com.au/aust-institute-cost-of-climate-inaction-130b-per-year/'][U]Aus Institute: Cost of climate inaction $130b per year[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/climate-inaction-weighs-on-australian-ceos-20200120-p53swf'][U]Climate inaction weighs on Australian CEOs[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/rba-told-to-mobilise-all-forces-to-save-the-economy-from-climate-change-20200120-p53szi.html'][U]Climate change impact on Australian economy may force RBA to buy coal mines, power stations[/U][/URL] [SIZE=5][B][B]Chronologies;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B][B]History;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B][B]Important Documentation;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B][B]The Federal Government & the Fossil Fuels Industry[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/05/02/Global-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies-Remain-Large-An-Update-Based-on-Country-Level-Estimates-46509'][U]Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Remain Large: An Update Based on Country-Level Estimates[/U][/URL], IMF Working Paper, May 2019 [URL='https://www.marketforces.org.au/politicaldonations2019/'][U]Fossil Fuel Industry Donations to Australian Political Parties[/U][/URL], Market Forces, 2019 [URL='https://reneweconomy.com.au/behind-closed-doors-australia-pushes-reputation-as-worlds-leading-fossil-fuel-dealer-17543/'][U]Behind closed doors: Australia pushes reputation as world’s leading fossil fuel dealer[/U][/URL] [URL='https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower'][U]Dirty Power: Big Coal’s network of influence over the Coalition Government[/U][/URL], Greenpeace, 2019 [URL='https://www.vox.com/world/2020/1/8/21051756/australia-fires-climate-change-coal-politics'][U]Australia fires: The government is clinging to coal as the country burns[/U][/URL] [URL='https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2019/federal-election-2019-andrew-twiggy-forrest-hedging-his-bets-ng-b881178353z'][U]Billionaire Mining Magnate Andrew Forrest hosts election fundraisers for Scott Morrison AND Bill Shorten[/U][/URL] [URL='http://energyatlas.iea.org/#!/tellmap/2020991907'][U]Coal Production is on the Rise in Australia[/U][/URL]: IEG Energy Atlas, 2019 [URL='https://www.sbs.com.au/news/twiggy-forrest-clarifies-climate-stance-after-70-million-bushfire-donation'][U]'Twiggy' Forrest clarifies climate stance after $70 million bushfire donation[/U][/URL] [SIZE=5][B][B]Adani Carmichael Coal Mine;[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://wanganjagalingou.com.au/our-fight/'][U]Our Fight[/U][/URL]: Stop Adani Destroying Our Land and Culture [URL='https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-adani-mine-was-a-key-factor-in-the-government-s-election-win-now-what'][U]The Adani mine was a key factor in the government's election win. Now what?[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-way-you-spell-jobs-in-queensland-is-a-d-a-n-i-government-hails-mine-s-approval-20190613-p51xek.html'][U]Adani coal mine approval hailed by federal government[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-12/adani-approval-could-be-galilee-basin-ice-breaker/11194510'][U]Will Adani be the 'ice-breaker' for six more proposed Galilee mines?[/U][/URL] [SIZE=6][B][B]Federal Government Cuts to Public Services[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/bushfire-states-face-451m-disaster-funding-cut-20200109-p53pzz'][U]Bushfire states face $451m disaster funding cut[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.themandarin.com.au/108622-coalition-plans-1-5bn-aps-budget-cuts-promises-to-spare-a-few-agencies/'][U]Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/05/scott-morrison-cuts-government-departments-in-major-public-service-changes'][U]Scott Morrison cuts government departments in major public service changes[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.acoss.org.au/community-sector-funding-cuts/'][U]Community Sector Funding Cuts – ACOSS[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview201920/PublicServices'][U]Public service and other purposes[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/mixed-news-science-2019-20-budget'][U]Mixed news for science in the 2019-20 Budget[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07840-w'][U]Australia cuts research funding for universities[/U][/URL]: Government investment at lowest in 40 years [URL='https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/concerns-federal-budget-takes-foot-off-the-innovation-accelerator-20190403-p51ahq.html'][U]Concerns federal budget takes foot off the innovation accelerator[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/09/public-service-review-did-not-look-at-cutting-federal-departments-official-says'][U]Public service review did not look at cutting federal departments, official says[/U][/URL] [URL='https://croakey.org/outcry-over-federal-govts-decision-to-defund-indigenous-family-violence-peak/'][U]Outcry over Federal Government’s decision to defund Indigenous family violence organisation[/U][/URL] [URL='https://mumbrella.com.au/scott-morrison-abolishes-department-of-communications-and-arts-as-part-of-public-service-restructure-609366'][U]Scott Morrison abolishes Department of Communications and Arts as part of public service restructure[/U][/URL] [URL='https://theconversation.com/the-abc-didnt-receive-a-reprieve-in-the-budget-its-still-facing-staggering-cuts-114922'][U]The ABC didn't receive a reprieve in the budget. It's still facing staggering cuts[/U][/URL] [SIZE=6][B][B]Further Reading and Resources[/B][/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.csiro.au/'][U]CSIRO Website[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/'][U]Climate Council Website[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bom.gov.au/research/'][U]Bureau of Meteorology: Research [/U][/URL] [URL='https://reneweconomy.com.au/'][U]Renew Economy: Clean Energy Analysis[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.tai.org.au/'][U]The Australian Institute: Research that Matters [/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications'][U]NSW Rural Fire Services: Resources and Publications[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/fire-weather-centre/fire-agencies/'][U]State and Territory fire agencies[/U][/URL] [URL='https://www.ipcc.ch/'][U]IPCC: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change[/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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