OPINION: Bushfires brought out the best and worst of us, including criticism of those trying to help

By Anthony Haneveer
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:00am, first published February 21 2020 - 9:00pm
GETTING HELP: Evacuees from the Green Wattle Creek fire in New South Wales wait in line at the Picton Bowling Club to sign up for help. Charities such as the Red Cross have been widely criticised for their response to the bushfires. Picture: Adam Mclean
GETTING HELP: Evacuees from the Green Wattle Creek fire in New South Wales wait in line at the Picton Bowling Club to sign up for help. Charities such as the Red Cross have been widely criticised for their response to the bushfires. Picture: Adam Mclean

Our summer has been witness to a story of bushfires of unimaginable scale and ferocity.

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