Posts Tagged ‘black’

Former fire chief ‘sorry’

| August 17th, 2010 | No Comments »

Russell Rees speaks in wake of scathing Black Saturday report, saying he tried his best on day of disaster.

Read More

Bushfires report omits important evidence: QC

| August 13th, 2010 | No Comments »

The lawyer who led Victoria’s Royal Commission into the Black Saturday bushfires has spoken for the first time about the final report.

Read More

Teague explains stance on stay-or-go policy

| August 6th, 2010 | No Comments »

In his only interview since the release of the Black Saturday bushfires report, the Royal Commission’s chair, Bernard Teague, has clarified his support for the contentious stay-or-go policy.

Read More

Criticism fair, says state’s last fire chief

| August 4th, 2010 | No Comments »

DSE fire head says he would have handled Black Saturday differently in hindsight.

Read More

Waller apologises for Black Saturday failings

| August 4th, 2010 | No Comments »

Victoria’s forest fire chief Ewan Waller has apologised for his failings on Black Saturday.

Read More

Not happy, John

| August 3rd, 2010 | No Comments »

John Brumby’s ‘listening tour’ to discuss the Black Saturday royal commission recommendations has a disastrous start.

Read More

Bushfire commissioners reflect on human toll

| August 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »

The Royal Commissioners who investigated the Black Saturday bushfires have spoken publicly for the first time since handing down their final report.

Read More

Fires cost $4.4 billion

| August 1st, 2010 | No Comments »

Bushfires Royal Commission estimates the cost of the Black Saturday disaster.

Read More

Nixon: I’ve learned a lot from Black Saturday

| July 31st, 2010 | No Comments »

FORMER police commissioner Christine Nixon says she would have done “everything differently” on Black Saturday if she had the chance, but doubts that anything she could have done would have saved some of the 173 lives lost in the bushfire disaster.

Read More

Approach ‘inadequate’

| July 31st, 2010 | No Comments »

Former chief commissioner’s approach on Black Saturday left much to be desired.

Read More
Page 1 of 912345»...Last »