Managing bushfires (part two)

<p>On this second episode of our two-part podcast, our expert panel dive deeper into the physical and mental health impacts of the fires and discuss what lessons policymakers can really draw from a potential Royal Commission into the bushfires. </p><p>Having discussed the link between climate change and the bushfires and shared their personal experiences in part one, our expert panel – Dr Liz Hanna, Professor Stephen Dovers, Professor Janette Lindesay, and Dr Siobhan McDonnell – return for part two of this special <i>Policy Forum Pod</i> episode on Australia’s bushfires. Our presenters Dr Paul Wyrwoll and Martyn Pearce pick up where we left off asking the panel about the far-reaching mental and physical health impacts of the fires, look at whether a Royal Commission is needed, and discuss what better policy might look like.</p><p><strong>Stephen Dovers</strong> is Emeritus Professor with the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society and works on the policy of climate change adaptation, disasters, and sustainable development.</p><p><strong>Janette Lindesay</strong> is a climatologist, a Deputy Director of the ANU Climate Change Institute, and Emeritus Professor at the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society.</p><p><strong>Liz Hanna</strong> is an Honorary Fellow at ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society. Her research investigates the health impacts of climate change.</p><p><strong>Siobhan McDonnell</strong> is a legal anthropologist with over 20 years of experience working with Indigenous people in Australia and the Pacific on land use, gender, and climate change. She is a Lecturer at Crawford School of Public Policy, and the lead negotiator on climate change for the Vanuatu government.</p><p><strong>Paul Wyrwoll</strong> is an environmental and resources economist at Crawford School. Previously, Paul was General Manager of the FE2W Network and Managing Editor of the <i>Global Water Forum</i>.</p><p><strong>Martyn Pearce</strong> is a presenter for <i>Policy Forum Pod</i> and the Editor of <i>Policy