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Nature 420, 723 (19 December 2002) | doi:10.1038/420723b

Australian bushfire centre rises from the flames

Carina Dennis

With bushfires raging around Sydney for the second consecutive summer, Australia is turning to science for guidance on land and fire management. On 10 December, science minister Peter McGauran announced that A$25 million (US$14 million) will be spent on a multisite centre devoted to the study of bushfires.