AFL officially confirms State of Origin match

Will only be like EJ Whitten legends game. Basically non contact entertainment. It won't have the same meaning as the early origin games when SA and WA were out to prove a point. Nevertheless could be entertaining and the cause is worthwhile.

Yes IAP. Land mismanagement appears to be such a big factor but so many just want to lay it all on "climate change". I'm going to start reading Joanne Nova's site.

Yes Jonboy, including India; the country that will shortly be the most populated on the planet! I've read that over 300 million are still not connected to the grid according to the Institute For Energy Research in July 2017. Wait till they start being connected.

I don't know which political parties were in power or when people may have or may not have begun complaining about the current bushfire/land management protocols when they were implemented. What I do know is that some people who do appear to have detailed experience and knowledge regarding this subject (and may actually know what they are talking about) are definitely raising concerns now. At the very least,we should be keeping an open mind about such things before shouting from the roof tops 'It's all climate change".

Oh,b*gg*r.I did it again. Just ignore "around Sydney and Parramatta with green branches, losing only one hut and a few gardens and fences in Sydney, and a hut, outbuildings and"

I stuffed up a bit of my last post. Just ignore this part - "around Sydney and Parramatta with green branches, losing only one hut and a few gardens and fences in Sydney, and a hut, outbuildings and a stack of "

Here we have other important people who mention green tape:- Sydney Morning Herald By Tim Barlass – 9th December 2019 Fire captain Brian Williams, 73, vice-president of the Volunteer Fire Fighters Association, supports the prescribed burn argument. He spoke after a 12-hour night shift fighting the Three Mile fire burning north-east of Wiseman’s Ferry. Mr Williams said: “The hazard-approval process is what is stuffing the whole process. “It is bogged down by green [environmental] and red tape which makes getting approval for a prescribed burn a very slow and complex process. “They have introduced a system that makes it virtually impossible to manage the bush in a sustainable way. I am just one of thousands of volunteers out there who are frustrated.” Here’s parts of Vic Jurkis’ open letter to the Prime Minister on online opinion.com 19th Nov 2019- Vic Jurskis has been a forester for 40 years. He has published extensively in academic journals. He is the author of Firestick Ecology: fairdinkum science in plain English (Connor Court, 2015). A fellow of the Institute of Foresters of Australia, the body representing more than 1200 forestry professionals “People are losing their lives, and we are experiencing unprecedented environmental, social and economic destruction as a result of bad politics… Aborigines arrived about 65,000 years ago and established the world's most durable culture. They maintained healthy and safe landscapes (including the rich biodiversity that greeted Europeans) across Australia through 40,000 years of sometimes extreme climate change….The current weather and wildfire situation is neither unprecedented nor unexpected. around Sydney and Parramatta with green branches, losing only one hut and a few gardens and fences in Sydney, and a hut, outbuildings and a stack of Our National Capital was incinerated in 2003 and our "Nation Charred" after fire spotted ….The House of Reps Inquiry received evidence from experienced land managers right across Australia, and rediscovered the simple answer that we need to restore mild fire across the landscape. However, the land management and emergency services bureaucracies in some eastern states boycotted the Inquiry, and the Green member put in a dissenting report. This set the scene for the COAG Inquiry whereby the emergency services bureaucrats and junk scientists swept traditional knowledge, history, commonsense and pragmatic science under the table. They put 'education', disaster warnings and evacuations in place of sensible management. This paved the way for ongoing disasters and ever-increasing funding of their bailiwicks…. The High Court's Mabo decision should have set the scene for responsible ……How many more Inquiries and Royal Commissions do we need, to wake up to what Aboriginal people learnt 60,000 years ago, European explorers learnt two centuries ago and foresters relearnt 50 years ago? Instead of wasting billions of dollars on ineffective waterbombers, silly computer models and hugely expensive emergency bureaucracies which are rewarded with increased funding after every disaster, we need only spend a miniscule fraction on reinstating frequent mild fire and safe and healthy landscapes.” And,here we have a protest that I found on JoanneNova’s website which was from an ABC Gippsland Vic article:- Protesters stopped a prescribed burn from going ahead at Nowa Nowa. Apparently the protesters didn’t want animals to die and CO2 to be released. There is so much information for anyone who wants to look.

Always been that way, they nearly lost Canberra and it didn't alter thinking.

WA pales into significant's to the East Coast problems with Land management and Green Policies. Hence the major problems that have built up over the years in the east.

Last time they tried stopping them or doing less In WA it was a LNP govt in charge.

Everyone is aware prescribing burns needs certain conditions.....but stopping them just because the city people don't like the smoke. This is a regular call from the city based greens.

I agree on Sales she is the only ONE who is not biased the rest are green eco warriors and tree huggers . Absolute disgrace for a taxpayer funded organisation. I reckon you would love Q and A. unbelievable program.

Do you realise prescribed burning needs certain condition? Also if your state government has reduced funds allocated then protest, write letters, organise meetings of like minded don't blame green tape blah blah, a liberal government under Barnett in WA tried to reduce money spent on winter burning and the electorate quickly said you idiot and the burns remained, for all the concern ppl apparently had over fuel loads they seem to have complained alot with no lobbying of their members of government which classically in the bush are LNP so should hopefully be understanding that if constituents are unhappy their jobs are on the line. That's how you make things happen in a democracy boys because it's the one system of government where you can force change.

Nah I'm not you'll find the majority serve the LNP it just appeals to your bias, only use ABC for its news channel and Leigh sales ability to hold all sides of politics to account including the factions that excists in all parties and the drum is an excellent panel program that engages all concerned parties in subjects being covered ie Amanda Vanstone isn't ex labor is she. As you apparently don't watch or listen to ABC your view of it isn't current or likely correct.

It is pointless the Federal Govt. calling another RC states like Victoria ignore the findings, The states refuse to let property owners clear land to protect themselves not even roads for fire trucks. Labor/Green insanity.......... but idiots are blaming Morrison.

This is why the Federal govt.calling another RC is pointless when the states won't implement the findings, they will not allow owners to clear land on there property even allow breaks for firetrucks it is insane. And idiots suggesting it is Morrison's fault is the last straw.

I'm happy to listen to anyone say that we have even come remotely close to having met our Royal Commission prescribed-burns recommendation in Victoria.

Completely wrong on Marwick's guests,she has all politically party guests (even the green's) and is not a biased announcer at all. I think you are getting confused with your ABC. Everyone knows of there biased hysteria and complete bias to the far left.

It's an agenda, hear that alot just not much beyond that, was the agenda to maniacally watch people's houses burn? Far out that's funny.

Jane Marwick was a FM morning radio star who works for stations that are aligned to the lib/national pov so any guests will be biased and sought for that bias by the producer (the person who actually get the guests and writes the questions). She did own a wonderful organic and environmentally sustainable eatery with her chef sister on Napoleon street in Cottesloe during the 90s called marwicks which served excellent baguettes and rainforest sustainable coffee, came from a a farming family (sheep/wheat) so had some strong beliefs on the climate and increased drought situations.