Quote Originally Posted by Melichoir View Post
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I don't blame you for being cynical regarding politicians, there's a lot to be cynical about regarding them these days. But I can't see even local councils in areas effected by bushfires putting off controlled burns unnecessarily. I can't name a single party, right or left, in Aus that doesn't support controlled burns in some regard, it probably helps that the Aboriginal people have been doing controlled burns of their own here for centuries.

In regards to bush build up though, a lot of plantlife in Aus is used to getting very little water naturally and a good amount of the plants actually want to catch fire to promote new growth (looking at Eucalyptus trees in particular). They can grow very fast in very dry conditions especially after a fire. Kind of a bit funny when you consider the stereotype of all wildlife wanting to kill you in Aus, the plants also want us dead too apparently.