Bushfire strategy must change, expert says, after Tasmanian scare
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What happened
Amid criticism of Tasmania's fire service over no ban being imposed on a windy, warm and dry day which resulted in registered burn-offs going ahead, one expert says the entire approach to managing bushfires simply must change.
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