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Should the ADF take a bigger role in bushfires and other domestic emergencies? The answer isn't so easy

  • Written by Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Should the ADF take a bigger role in bushfires and other domestic emergencies? The answer isn't so easySHANE CAMERON/ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

The Commonwealth and state governments are responsible for keeping people safe, and the role of the ADF is to protect the nation. But how these two roles fit together is not always so clear.

After a tumultuous year of bushfires and the ongoing pandemic, we need a more fundamental conversation about the role of...

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