COMMENT: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been harshly criticised for being on holiday in Hawaii as the catastrophic bushfires were burning Australia. But nothing was said in the newspapers back then about either prime minister interacting directly with victims. JAMES ROSS-POOL/GETTY IMAGES Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits the Wildflower farm visits a property impacted by the bushfires in Victoria, Australia. LISTENING TO VICTIMSFor a prime minister, such visits are also a chance to express those inherent qualities of “Australianness” that guarantee a full recovery. And after the Grenfell Tower fire in London, UK Prime Minister Theresa May admitted that not meeting residents on her first visit was a mistake.

Source: Stuff January 08, 2020 21:00 UTC