Guardian: Fire has long been a feature of the Australian bush, with the plants and animals adapted to regular, natural infernos. For thousands of years, Aborigines lived with the flames too, using them to improve forest access and increase the size of hunting grounds. But as more people have moved to live in the bush and the urban fringes, the risk to them and their property has grown. The weekend’s terrible death toll has already prompted questions about the country’s “stay-and-defend” …