Jenny Hammett, Traralgon
RECENT letter writers have tried to make sense of Darren Chester’s sacking at the hands of Barnaby Joyce by blaming Chester himself.
In their desperation to discredit Chester, they refer to anonymous sources and claims he wasn’t doing his job but that’s not the feedback from ex-service organisations and the mainstream media.
Here’s what respected Canberra press gallery journalist Denis Shanahan had to say about the sacking, and note, he actually puts his name to the story.
“Chester was the Minister for Veterans Affairs a position he loved and a job he undertook with diligence and the support of almost everyone representing returned servicemen and women.