Tree engulfed in flames

Australia’s Black Summer of fire was not normal – and we can prove it

Forest fires in Australia are burning more land across more of the year than ever before, as climate-linked fire weather worsens.

Staying connected when it counts to improve disaster resilience

We've teamed up with Optus to identify how to improve the resilience of our telecommunications infrastructure during natural disasters.

Image of a burnover experiment conducted by Justin Leonard where the house is beginning to ignite.

Meet our researcher: Justin Leonard

Justin Leonard’s job is to burn down houses so we can learn how best to protect them from bushfires.

Brown sludge in a creek

How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it

After the Black Summer bushfires, heavy rains extinguished many fires but turned high quality water in our rivers to sludge. This is how we can better prepare for next time.

Two men light a fire in the bush

How can we support Indigenous-led fire management?

We’re working with Indigenous fire experts to design landscape burning partnerships, projects and activities.

Bunker-down the smart way in a bushfire

Bushfire bunkers can save lives. We're working with the Victorian Country Fire Authority to provide scientific input into bushfire bunkers.