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,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

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,= ! LA/ SIX WEEKS1 ! EA/]N ,/ATES ( ,AU/RALIA HAVE BE5 SUFF]+ AN UNPREC$5T$ WAVE ( BU%FIRES4 ,!RE HAVE ALSO BE5 A NUMB] ( BU%FIRES 9 ,WE/]N ,AU/RALIA4 ,SOME ( ! DRIE/ W9T] WEA!R ON RECORD HAS BE5 FOLL[$ BY A W>M & DRY SPR+ ?AT HAS L$ TO HUGE >EAS ( ! CONT95T BE+ T9D] DRY & READY TO CAT* FIRE F> E>LI] ?AN ! P>T ( ! YE> :5 FIRES >E TRADITIONALLY REG>D$ AS A HAZ>D4 ,:AT WE >E SEE+ IS UNPREC$5T$ 9 ITS BREAD?1 9T5SITY & TIM+4 

,SYDNEY HAS BE5 %R\D$ 9 SMOKE = OV] A MON?4 ,! ,GOSP]S ,M\NTA9 MEGA-FIRE HAS BURNT \T #d#e1 HECT>ES & C\NT+4 ,! ,COMMISSION] ( ! ,N,S,W ,RURAL ,FIRE ,S]VICE SAYS !Y HAVE DEALT ) #h1#e FIRES ?IS SEASON ALREADY - & IT'S ONLY ! />T ( SUMM]4 ,?IS IS CLIMATE *ANGE 9 ACTION4 

,9 REC5T YE>S1 FIREFI<T+ 9 RURAL >EAS 9 ,AU/RALIA HAS BE5 PUT ON A MU* MORE SCI5TIFIC BASIS ?AN PREVI\SLY4 ,MORE ?OR\< & 9T5SIVE ORGANIZATION HAS MEANT ?AT MU* FEW] PEOPLE DIE & MANY FEW] H\SES >E LO/4 ,! FIREFI<T+ EF=T 9 ?IS FIRE SEASON HAS BE5 MASSIVE1 ) OV]:ELM+ COMMUNITY SUPPORT = ! VOLUNTE]S & ! PR(ESSIONAL FIREFI<T]S WORK+ DAY & NI<T TO PROTECT LIVES1 HOMES & LIVELIHOODS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 EV5 ?IS HAS BE5 9SUFFICI5T TO PREV5T DEA?S 9 ?IS UNNATURAL DISA/]4 

,! POLITICAL SITUATION IS SP9N+ \T ( ! CONTROL ( ! D5IALI/S 9 ! ,GOV]NM5T & ! M$IA4 ,! 9ITIAL /ATEM5TS PO9T+ \T ! CONNECTION BETWE5 ! UNPREC$5T$ LEVELS ( GRE5H\SE GASES 9 ! ATMOSPH]E & ! UNPREC$5T$ SEV]ITY & E>L9ESS ( ! FIRE SEASON W]E MET BY A /ORM ( ,RI<T W+ PROPAG&A CRITICIZ+ !M = 0POLITICIZ+ ! TRAG$Y ( ! BU%FIRES04 ,AS ! FIRES HAVE CONT9U$1 ?\<1 ?IS POSITION HAS BECOME UNSU/A9ABLE4 ,VOLUNTE] FIREFI<T]S1 ! ,UNIT$ ,FIREFI<T]S ,UNION & ! *IEFS ( EM]G5CY S]VICES BODIES HAVE PO9T$ \T ! CONNECTION4 ,SOME PEOPLE :O HAVE LO/ !IR HOMES TO BU%FIRE HAVE TAK5 ! BURNT WRECKAGE ( !IR H\SES TO ,CANB]RA & PLAC$ IT \TSIDE ,P>LIAM5T ,H\SE4 ,! D5IALI/S HAVE BE5 R$UC$ TO MUTT]+ RA!R ?AN %\T+ EV]YBODY D[N4 

,! =CES ( CLIMATE *ANGE D5IAL W]E COCKY AFT] ! ,LIB]ALS WON 0! CLIMATE ELECTION01 ) SOME EV5 CLAIM+ ! ISSUE WAS N[ DEAD4 ,?IS WAS DELUSIONAL ?9K+4 ,A S+LE HOT SUMM] WAS ALWAYS GO+ TO PULL ! RUG \T FROM UND] !M & HAMM] HOME ! FACT ?AT CLIMATE *ANGE IS REAL & HAPP5N+4 ,WE GOT IT BE=E SUMM] HAD EV5 />T$4 ,! QUE/ION ( ! MOM5T IS N[3 :AT %\LD WE BE DO+8 

,! ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P BELIEVES ?AT ! ,S*OOL ,/RIKE = ,CLIMATE MOVEM5T HAS GREAT POT5TIAL & ?AT IT %\LD BE JO9$ :OLEHE>T$LY BY ! UNIONS4 ,S*OOL /RIKES %\LD BE TURN$ 9TO WORK]S' /RIKES4 ,9 ,AU/RALIA1 ! NEXT GLOBAL S*OOL /RIKE DAY %\LD BE ! OCCASION = MASS CO-ORD9AT$ /RIKES BY WORK]S FROM AS MANY 9DU/RIES AS POSSIBLE1 ) ! AIM ( BUILD+ T[>DS A G5]AL /RIKE4 ,! P[] ( CAPITAL >ISES 9 ! WORKPLACE & IT IS ONLY BY ORGANIZ+ !RE ?AT WORK]S CAN WR5* ?AT P[] AWAY FROM ! CAPITALI/S & WIELD IT !MSELVES4 

,TO A*IEVE ?IS OBJECTIVE1 ,AN>*I/S NE$ TO BE ACTIVE 9 !IR UNIONS1 PU%+ = RANK & FILE GR\PS TO WORK ) COMMUNITIES 9 =MULAT+ PLANS = A ,JU/ ,TRANSITION4 ,!Y %\LD ALSO BE =M+ RANK & FILE GR\PS TO PRESS !IR UNIONS TO JO9 ! /RIKE MOVEM5T & = ?OSE GR\PS TO BE READY TO BYPASS ! (FICIALS IF !Y WON'T ACT4 ,! CAPITALI/S WON'T SAVE US - ! WORK]S HAVE TO DO IT !MSELVES4 

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