It's not easy to estimate the total economic cost of Australia's bushfires that have burnt through vast areas of the country, especially as the fire season may continue as late as March. The total impact on human lives, the economy and environment is complicated and some costs may continue to grow for years to come.
| Considering the cost of the Australian bushfires. |
The guests were Mayor of Shoalhaven Shire, Amanda Findley; Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics, University of Queensland, John Quiggin; Professor of Economics, Deakin Business School, Researcher, Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Mehmet Ulubasoglu; and the Chief Economist, The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss.
Listen to the ABC podcast, The Money - “Counting the costs of Australia's bushfires.”
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