Getting to the heart

Rick Morton’s reporting, time and time again, goes right to the heart of very troubling issues by telling the human stories that brilliantly take the reader on the journey with him

(“I could see a baby ... its parents buried almost neck deep in mud”, March 12-18). Over the past number of difficult years, he has reported on some of the most tragic events and given us insights into the lives of those folk directly impacted. It is through these personal stories that he has helped us to understand the suffering of those folk more fully and just as importantly the great resilience and humanity of so many. His coverage of the New South Wales north coast floods was so moving. Capped off by these words: “… they are held together by the glue of community heroism, care and a thousand little moments of hope and levity”. Thank you, Rick.

– Robin Sevenoaks, Bruce, ACT