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Environment
Liv Casben and Tracey Ferrier

Study warns of worse bushfires after burn-offs, logging

Fire researchers say hazard reduction burns in a forest may have effects 60 to 70 years on. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian researchers have found hazard reduction burns and logging can make forests up to seven times more flammable.

Research from the Australian National University and Curtin University calls for a rethink of fire prevention strategies and forest management.

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