All borders to reopen.
I'm sorry, can you point me in the direction of a GOP senate majority?
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Can you point me in the direction of a Democrat senate majority?
Happy to be corrected but figures I see indicate GOP 50, DEM 46 and OTHER 2 so GOP have the block numbers to say NO NO NO at will, DEMs do NOT have the block numbers to pass legislation unhindered.
Happy to be corrected but figures I see indicate GOP 50, DEM 46 and OTHER 2 so GOP have the block numbers to say NO NO NO at will, DEMs do NOT have the block numbers to pass legislation unhindered.
SA is on the increase. 3, then 4 yesterday, and now 17 cases which I'm guessing are all community transmission. Known community transmission, but still community transmission nonetheless. How it got out of the medi-hotel will raise questions, from what I've read Patient Zero worked there and brought it home to her family.
South Australia's worst cluster to date has gone from bad to worse with 17 cases now tied to the family outbreak.
Speaking to Adelaide’s 5AA Radio this morning, South Australia’s chief public health officer Dr Nicola Spurrier confirmed the Parafield cluster was growing at a rapid rate.
Hungry Jacks Port Adelaide has also been closed and is the latest venue to shut for deep cleanign.
Dr Spurrier described the outbreak as “very serious”.
South Australia yesterday reported three local coronavirus cases among a family that has members working in hotel quarantine, aged and health care and a large prison.
Speaking to Adelaide’s 5AA Radio this morning, South Australia’s chief public health officer Dr Nicola Spurrier confirmed the Parafield cluster was growing at a rapid rate.
Hungry Jacks Port Adelaide has also been closed and is the latest venue to shut for deep cleanign.
Dr Spurrier described the outbreak as “very serious”.
South Australia yesterday reported three local coronavirus cases among a family that has members working in hotel quarantine, aged and health care and a large prison.
short flights long nights
WA Health Minister being interviewed at the moment. From the way he is speaking, I would not be surprised if the WA border is closed again today.
Doubtful that any reasonable person (in WA) would tempt a holiday or family reunion involving interstate travel now with the threat of 14 days isolation without income on return.
under what circumstances does the VP get a vote in the senate??
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Doubtful that any reasonable person (in WA) would tempt a holiday or family reunion involving interstate travel now with the threat of 14 days isolation without income on return.
Would your risk leisure airline travel anywhere in AUS with the State Premiers closing borders at the slightest hint of Covid?
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Point was if there was so much feeling against GOP/Trump the DEMs should have had a great chance to win all 3 (Whitehouse/Reps/Senate) with clear majorities - that didn't happen.
Why??
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And as I predicted, WA border now closed to SA.
Of course the hotel quarantine caused a lot of it but dont forget who controls the aged care system,the conditions are not unique to victoria.
That's fine, presently the GOP has control of the Senate - but that could change....or not.
Point was if there was so much feeling against GOP/Trump the DEMs should have had a great chance to win all 3 (Whitehouse/Reps/Senate) with clear majorities - that didn't happen.
Why??
Point was if there was so much feeling against GOP/Trump the DEMs should have had a great chance to win all 3 (Whitehouse/Reps/Senate) with clear majorities - that didn't happen.
Why??
There’s a real question that needs to be asked.
The two significant outbreaks in Australia (Melbourne and now Adelaide) have come as a result of international arrival hotel quarantine breakouts. Regardless of procedures used it’s too much of a risk to house arrivals in hotels in the middle of major cities and allow workers at the hotel and dealing with the arrivals to be in the same environment and then wander freely around these packed cities on their time off.
Unless we want to have this problem continue to re-occur over the next 12 months, it’s time to lobby the Federal Government to direct all arrivals to remote facilities (ie Alice Springs or Christmas Island) or have them in full facilities/camps on the outskirts of major cities with a requirement for staff dealing with them to themselves be housed in that facility for the duration of their employment.
Otherwise all of us won’t be able to handle this lack of certainty over the next 12 months.
The two significant outbreaks in Australia (Melbourne and now Adelaide) have come as a result of international arrival hotel quarantine breakouts. Regardless of procedures used it’s too much of a risk to house arrivals in hotels in the middle of major cities and allow workers at the hotel and dealing with the arrivals to be in the same environment and then wander freely around these packed cities on their time off.
Unless we want to have this problem continue to re-occur over the next 12 months, it’s time to lobby the Federal Government to direct all arrivals to remote facilities (ie Alice Springs or Christmas Island) or have them in full facilities/camps on the outskirts of major cities with a requirement for staff dealing with them to themselves be housed in that facility for the duration of their employment.
Otherwise all of us won’t be able to handle this lack of certainty over the next 12 months.
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Spot on Doctor, I agree with you with this one.
Australia has dodged a bullet (somewhat accidentally at a National level) in almost eliminating COVID.
Let’s keep dodging that bullet.
Australia has dodged a bullet (somewhat accidentally at a National level) in almost eliminating COVID.
Let’s keep dodging that bullet.
