With the issues raised at the end of her letter, I’d have to question the ‘no political agenda’ in Noelle Maxwell’s letter (February 12).
Feros Care? – solved through the Labor councillor, Asren Pugh and the work of Mark Swivel, state and federal Labor governments. Fletcher Street Cottage – a $1m grant from the state Labor government and Justine working with state ministers. Violence against women – national coordination and state Labor government implementation of coercive control legislation, federally implemented domestic violence leave, and record investment in support services. Reducing coal and gas reliance – are you kidding? The best way to do this is by the major investment and rollout of renewable projects that we’ve seen under this government
You could go on, you say, and so could I. We all want empathy but the schedule of a cabinet minister does not quite allow for a presence at the opening of every envelope, or offers to MC any event with a microphone. It’s steady, concerted work far from The Echo’s cameras.
Empathy’s great but, being in government and cabinet is far more likely to give you the ‘plan and action’ you call for.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
