Despite the report about how fortunate NSW has been so far to dodge the worst fire weather this summer, reading the Bureau of Meterology's latest monthly report shows that what we are experiencing is worse than dire ("'Extraordinarily fortunate' NSW has dodged the worst fire weather", February 5).

January was Australia's hottest month ever. The casual disregard for what is occurring in Australia as climate change reveals some of its more awful consequences must bring home how irresponsible has been the current political ruling class and their utter contempt for the science of climate change. Anne Finnane, Marlee

Lucky Latham hits parliamentary pay jackpot

Mark Latham is one lucky person ("'They're my policies': Mark Latham's return from political wilderness", February 3).

Not only will he more than likely be elected into the next NSW parliament on behalf of One Nation but he will continue to receive his federal parliamentary pension from when he served as a federal MP, all those years ago. Seems like a good lurk. Con Vaitsas, Ashbury