Prime Minister Scott Morrison harangued by locals in bushfire stricken town of Cobargo

Furious locals in the bushfire-hit town of Cobargo, where two men died and the main street razed, have taken aim at the PM as he visited the area.
news.com.au
January 2, 2020 (1/3/20 Australia)
James Hall@James_P_Hall

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been reportedly berated by furious locals on arrival at the fire-ravaged town of Cobargo in southern New South Wales. The town was one of the hardest hit from the devastating infernos that tore across the state’s south east on New Year’s Eve.

The Prime Minister has been widely criticised for an alleged lack of meaningful action to help communities deal with the hundreds of fires that have lashed the country for the last several months.

But his attempt to get out into the fire-affected regions was reportedly met with disdain, with angry protesters telling Mr Morrison he should be “shamed of himself” and that he’s “left the country to burn”.... He was forced to cut short a US holiday and eyebrows were raised when he hosted the Australian and New Zealand cricket teams at Sydney’s Kirribilli House yesterday while fires were burning in NSW and Victoria.

Yesterday police confirmed a Cobargo father and son died trying to defend their home from the devastating fire that almost completely destroyed the historic NSW village.

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