Scott Morrison circus fails to impress Lismore, a town that has lost everything

Kym Strow and her wife Sarah Jones in their Lismore home. Strow says people need a leader who gives support and hope. ‘People sure as fuck shouldn’t have to ask for it.’ Photograph: Yaya Stempler/The Guardian

On a debris-lined street, not far from Lismore’s centre, Kym Strow and her wife, Sarah Jones, are staying well away from the Scott Morrison circus.

“We don’t need someone picking up our hand to shake it,” Strow says.