Homes Are Still Being Built in Areas With High Fire Risk

A truck drives past charred trees burnt during the recent bushfires near Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, on Jan. 22, 2020. Loren Elliott/Reuters

Houses are still being built in areas at significant risk of bushfires and other natural disasters, a royal commission has been told.

A number of groups argue poor planning decisions are allowing inappropriate property development where there is an unacceptable risk from natural disasters.