Originally Posted by
Derfred
Too true, MJB.
You can't fix a problem unless you admit you have one.
Well said.
Career journalists are being sacked by the 100s so factual based investigations into performance of government and authorities will be missed.
Also, its fascinating that the performance (response times) of Victorian ambulance service was fair game for newspapers, but CFA is off limits.
Royal commision aside, you'll find it very hard to find local or Capitol city newspaper report detailing performance of local CFA or MFB crews.
But without the public understanding the true performance of emergency services how can they lobby for better training or funding?
The penny has dropped with Victorian government that security services can't be expected to thwart every potential nutter, so temporary bollards have been installed in Melbourne this week.
Better late than never.
Mjb