Newcastle Herald letters to the editor and short takes: Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Updated November 20 2019 - 8:40am, first published November 12 2019 - 1:00am
Letters: We want action from leaders, not platitudes
Letters: We want action from leaders, not platitudes

OFFERING thoughts and prayers to disaster victims as Prime Minister Scott Morrison did on Monday sounds patronising and even borderline offensive in my opinion. Concrete action would help to establish sincerity. At the federal level, that means moving quickly to tackle the causes of climate change. At the state level, a public apology for cutting the budget of the Rural Fire Service might be a good start.

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