There are currently a plethora of formal Inquiries and Reviews currently underway around Australia in relation to the management of the 2019-2020 bushfires and the pandemic. As reports start to file in I thought this was an interesting article from Verona Burgess reminding everyone of the inevitable role politics can play in shaping these forums. While inquiries or reviews offer a critical platform in accountability and should drive improvements across the emergency management sector, there is also a risk of Inquiry fatigue and potentially even delays in implementation of lessons learned as agencies and organisations await the outcomes of correlated Inquiries.
Link to article here
