Authorities haven't learned from Canberra 2003 bushfires, residents say

By Megan Gorrey
Updated April 24 2018 - 9:38pm, first published February 8 2016 - 4:15pm

Firefighters and residents whose homes were destroyed in the 2003 Canberra bushfires have expressed fresh fears that the ACT government has grown complacent over the territory's fire risk and would be unprepared in the event of another catastrophic blaze.

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