If ever there was a time for someone to step up and lead this nation it was the spring and summer of 2019-20. In fact, that is exactly what happened. But it wasn't the Prime Minister who led.
Read MoreRelentless: that's how this summer has been for people living in the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains, as it has been for many people around the east coast and in South Australia. Our fires began in late October, and our first evacuation happened in early November in Woodford. Our first declared catastrophic day was 12 November, and it hasn't really stopped since then. As I drove to Canberra on Sunday, the fire was again at a watch-and-act...
Read MoreI think (The Nationals) leadership is the last thing that Fiona and I are interested in. Our communities are focussed on how they recover from this fire. In the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury we had fire that began in November. So, it has been months and months of fire with communities trying to recover in parallel to other parts of the electorate burning. I think what we are seeing is a Government that has been slow to recognise seriousness of...
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