@zurich; if Tony Abbott was fair dinkum about fighting bushfires he'd have used his time as Australia's PM to purchase a fleet of very large water bombing aircraft instead of wasting $Countless $Billions on yet another stupid, already obsolete and non-warranty protected F35s as well as those incredibly stupid 12 submarines.
Leaders are meant to lead - delegating appropriately and always being there to provide support and advice as needed.
Abbott's fronltine firefighting was about media opps, not putting out fires or addressing their root causes.
