All borders to reopen.
Thats not entirely correct, before DP eased the restriction there was still 110k + test a day and the numbers were still falling, lord daddy tried to suggest that NSW numbers were falling because of reduced testing even at the time he did say that testing was still 110k.
What we need to do in order to move on and live as covid normal as possible is stop looking or even reporting positive cases that is not important anymore. What is important and is still on a downward trend because no matter how many test are conducted you can’t change these numbers without high vaccination is the ICU, ventilator and hospitalization cases and NSW is still trending down with these no matter what you or any other state gov want to say about it.
Thats not entirely correct, before DP eased the restriction there was still 110k + test a day and the numbers were still falling, lord daddy tried to suggest that NSW numbers were falling because of reduced testing even at the time he did say that testing was still 110k.
What we need to do in order to move on and live as covid normal as possible is stop looking or even reporting positive cases that is not important anymore. What is important and is still on a downward trend because no matter how many test are conducted you can’t change these numbers without high vaccination is the ICU, ventilator and hospitalization cases and NSW is still trending down with these no matter what you or any other state gov want to say about it.
What we need to do in order to move on and live as covid normal as possible is stop looking or even reporting positive cases that is not important anymore. What is important and is still on a downward trend because no matter how many test are conducted you can’t change these numbers without high vaccination is the ICU, ventilator and hospitalization cases and NSW is still trending down with these no matter what you or any other state gov want to say about it.
Worth having a look at:
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/our...guide-covid-19
Smart Traveller - Covid
If you're still that keen to get to Bali or wherever then go for it.
Let me know how you get on.
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/our...guide-covid-19
Smart Traveller - Covid
If you're still that keen to get to Bali or wherever then go for it.
Let me know how you get on.
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Who said anything about me wanting to go to Bali - you're the one who couldn't be asred spending even a few seconds on Google even trying to present a rebuttal to your claim about the availability of travel insurance or the thereof. Personally, I can't think of anywhere I'd be less inclined to visit, if I wanted to socialize with bogans and their screaming kids, I'd go to Rockingham, and I don't need a passport to get there. Yet...
I said "to Bali or wherever..............."
There is a difference.
The rebuttal is in the two links I gave.
Nunc est bibendum
The rate of positive tests in NSW has remained relatively stable over the last week or so and continues to sit around the 0.5% mark. Compare that with Victoria which is still in the 2% range and has been for quite some time.
My travel insurance was due to auto renew last year, and COVID was specifically excluded from the coverage in the new policy. As this was no good to me and I wasn't travelling anyway, I let it lapse and have saved 18 months of premiums so far. With borders gradually opening up, I'll be looking for another policy soon but might start off with single trip rather than annual until things settle down a bit. Some countries want a policy specifically for COVID and a general one might not meet the local requirements.
I go SCUBA diving and have a special policy for this activity as it normally comes under general exclusions in normal travel insurance. It's not worth trying to get it added onto a normal policy and I find a specialised insurer to be much better.
COVID is serious for unvaccinated senior citizens with underlying health conditions, but these people have expensive premiums and don't travel very much anyway. For fully vaccinated under 60s in normal health, the extra cost should be minimal. No doubt the insurers have their actuaries crunching numbers as we speak and suitable policies with terms and conditions will be available soon.
I go SCUBA diving and have a special policy for this activity as it normally comes under general exclusions in normal travel insurance. It's not worth trying to get it added onto a normal policy and I find a specialised insurer to be much better.
COVID is serious for unvaccinated senior citizens with underlying health conditions, but these people have expensive premiums and don't travel very much anyway. For fully vaccinated under 60s in normal health, the extra cost should be minimal. No doubt the insurers have their actuaries crunching numbers as we speak and suitable policies with terms and conditions will be available soon.
So, Queensland has finally publicized their roadmap to the border reopening, with dates included.
Meanwhile, in Wes-Tyrannical Australia:
Queensland border details revealed
At 70 per cent of full vaccination, expected on November 19, fully vaccinated people will be able to enter the state by air, if they have a negative test in the 72 hours beforehand and complete home quarantine for 14 days after arriving.
At 80 per cent, expected on December 17, fully vaccinated people will be allowed in via road or air, as long as they test negative 72 hours beforehand. They will not be required to complete a quarantine period.
Queensland Minister for Health Yvette D’Ath said the December 17 deadline meant the latest people could get vaccinated was six weeks before then to ensure they made the cut-off. Source
At 70 per cent of full vaccination, expected on November 19, fully vaccinated people will be able to enter the state by air, if they have a negative test in the 72 hours beforehand and complete home quarantine for 14 days after arriving.
At 80 per cent, expected on December 17, fully vaccinated people will be allowed in via road or air, as long as they test negative 72 hours beforehand. They will not be required to complete a quarantine period.
Queensland Minister for Health Yvette D’Ath said the December 17 deadline meant the latest people could get vaccinated was six weeks before then to ensure they made the cut-off. Source
WA government refuses to release COVID modelling guiding extended border closure decision
The West Australian government is refusing to release the COVID-19 modelling guiding its decision to keep borders closed and coronavirus out for months longer than the rest of Australia. Modelling undertaken by the Department of Health, including scenario planning for what WA might look like once COVID is allowed in, has been supplied to Premier Mark McGowan and Health Minister Roger Cook.
However, a Freedom of Information request to view the reports, lodged by WAtoday in August, was refused under a clause which permits a document provided to an executive body such as cabinet to be kept secret. The documents detail how WA would respond to an outbreak and its future options for managing COVID hospitalisations based on vaccination rates.
A spokeswoman for Mr McGowan’s office did not directly respond to why the government was keeping the state’s modelling under wraps. “It’s important to note that as our experts learn more about the Delta variant and its impact, particularly over east now as communities begin to come out of lockdown, modelling continues to be assessed and updated accordingly,” she said. “When policy decisions are made, the WA government has consistently provided the WA public with the evidence that backs up those decisions.” WA’s hospitals are already in crisis 18 months into the pandemic, even without COVID circulating in the community.
Hospital bed reports obtained by WAtoday for the last week of August showed Perth’s three main hospitals – Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital and Fiona Stanley – were full or over capacity most days, with patients waiting hours in the emergency department to be seen and staff shortages plaguing service. The pressure has forced the indefinite cancellation of elective surgeries to free up beds.
Mr McGowan has previously indicated WA was aiming to achieve a jab rate between 80 and 90 per cent for those aged 16 and above, and would open the borders six to eight weeks after that point – likely around February or March. Source
The West Australian government is refusing to release the COVID-19 modelling guiding its decision to keep borders closed and coronavirus out for months longer than the rest of Australia. Modelling undertaken by the Department of Health, including scenario planning for what WA might look like once COVID is allowed in, has been supplied to Premier Mark McGowan and Health Minister Roger Cook.
However, a Freedom of Information request to view the reports, lodged by WAtoday in August, was refused under a clause which permits a document provided to an executive body such as cabinet to be kept secret. The documents detail how WA would respond to an outbreak and its future options for managing COVID hospitalisations based on vaccination rates.
A spokeswoman for Mr McGowan’s office did not directly respond to why the government was keeping the state’s modelling under wraps. “It’s important to note that as our experts learn more about the Delta variant and its impact, particularly over east now as communities begin to come out of lockdown, modelling continues to be assessed and updated accordingly,” she said. “When policy decisions are made, the WA government has consistently provided the WA public with the evidence that backs up those decisions.” WA’s hospitals are already in crisis 18 months into the pandemic, even without COVID circulating in the community.
Hospital bed reports obtained by WAtoday for the last week of August showed Perth’s three main hospitals – Royal Perth Hospital, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital and Fiona Stanley – were full or over capacity most days, with patients waiting hours in the emergency department to be seen and staff shortages plaguing service. The pressure has forced the indefinite cancellation of elective surgeries to free up beds.
Mr McGowan has previously indicated WA was aiming to achieve a jab rate between 80 and 90 per cent for those aged 16 and above, and would open the borders six to eight weeks after that point – likely around February or March. Source
I tried making a travel insurance medical claim 2 years ago (annual global cover) when I had a skin cancer removed in Asia and gave up trying to get the money out of the insurers as they kept on requiring more and more proof and doctor letters, not just from Asia but from my GP here in Oz despite me being a year away in Asia. I hope my basic American express insurance will cover me here on in. Not getting any more global cover.
I have three anti vaxer acquaintances in Asia, one just passed away and the other very crook, and another recovered after 2 months but still with long covid symptoms . I will be heading to Philippines early next year fully vaxed, fingers crossed.
I have three anti vaxer acquaintances in Asia, one just passed away and the other very crook, and another recovered after 2 months but still with long covid symptoms . I will be heading to Philippines early next year fully vaxed, fingers crossed.
So, who or what has changed Anna stay away to Anna come my way?! Watching her this morning and she thinks what she has done and said in the past is all forgotten. She even went as far as saying there will be no more border closures to domestic travel.
Lord Daddy will have to lock out QLD now.
Lord Daddy will have to lock out QLD now.
So, who or what has changed Anna stay away to Anna come my way?! Watching her this morning and she thinks what she has done and said in the past is all forgotten. She even went as far as saying there will be no more border closures to domestic travel.
Lord Daddy will have to lock out QLD now.
Lord Daddy will have to lock out QLD now.
Originally Posted by The ABC
Today's changes also permit Canberrans to travel to Greater Sydney from November 1 without the need to quarantine when they return, ending confusion over ongoing border arrangements between the two jurisdictions.
"Subject to the public health risk at the time, the ACT will remove the COVID-Affected Area declaration across NSW from 1 November," Mr Barr said. "This means that ACT residents will not have quarantine when they return to the territory from any part of NSW — including Greater Sydney. Source
"Subject to the public health risk at the time, the ACT will remove the COVID-Affected Area declaration across NSW from 1 November," Mr Barr said. "This means that ACT residents will not have quarantine when they return to the territory from any part of NSW — including Greater Sydney. Source
Originally Posted by 9 News
As South Australia looks towards reopening to the eastern states at the end of the year, the decision could see its border close in the west.
SA Premier Steven Marshall has previously said the state would shift from statewide border restrictions to locking out localised areas once COVID-19 vaccination rates reach 80 per cent.BHP’s September-quarter output dips on maintenance, train driver shortages
In response to that stance, WA Premier Mark McGowan said on Tuesday that he would wait and see what happened but would close the WA-SA border if necessary. "Obviously if South Australia then has community spread of the virus, they may regret that decision," he said. "And if they do, well obviously we'd take health advice, but most likely we would close to that jurisdiction." Source
SA Premier Steven Marshall has previously said the state would shift from statewide border restrictions to locking out localised areas once COVID-19 vaccination rates reach 80 per cent.BHP’s September-quarter output dips on maintenance, train driver shortages
In response to that stance, WA Premier Mark McGowan said on Tuesday that he would wait and see what happened but would close the WA-SA border if necessary. "Obviously if South Australia then has community spread of the virus, they may regret that decision," he said. "And if they do, well obviously we'd take health advice, but most likely we would close to that jurisdiction." Source
BHP’s September-quarter output dips on maintenance, train driver shortages - it's a paywall at The West, but you get the idea...
Last edited by KRviator; 19th Oct 2021 at 00:49. Reason: Added the BHP bit.
It seems to be a question thrown at every country at this point, and it remains relevant here.
Theoretical scenario: I could live with a mate who has an Australian passport (I’m British). We could work in the same office, drive the same car, get the same public transport, go to the same bars and restaurants and the same stadiums. We are both fully vaccinated for months in what is a waning immunity after 6 months.
Come Nov 1, he is accepted across the Australian border yet I am not. Why is that? Is it about a virus?
Theoretical scenario: I could live with a mate who has an Australian passport (I’m British). We could work in the same office, drive the same car, get the same public transport, go to the same bars and restaurants and the same stadiums. We are both fully vaccinated for months in what is a waning immunity after 6 months.
Come Nov 1, he is accepted across the Australian border yet I am not. Why is that? Is it about a virus?
It seems to be a question thrown at every country at this point, and it remains relevant here.
Theoretical scenario: I could live with a mate who has an Australian passport (I’m British). We could work in the same office, drive the same car, get the same public transport, go to the same bars and restaurants and the same stadiums. We are both fully vaccinated for months in what is a waning immunity after 6 months.
Come Nov 1, he is accepted across the Australian border yet I am not. Why is that? Is it about a virus?
Theoretical scenario: I could live with a mate who has an Australian passport (I’m British). We could work in the same office, drive the same car, get the same public transport, go to the same bars and restaurants and the same stadiums. We are both fully vaccinated for months in what is a waning immunity after 6 months.
Come Nov 1, he is accepted across the Australian border yet I am not. Why is that? Is it about a virus?
Yes its because of the virus. There are around 50,000 Australians trying to get home for over 18 months who have priority. Im sure by Christmas or early next year borders will fully open to you. We are behind Europe for vaccination rates as was not helped by EEC blocking supply and government incompetence.
I think you're missing the point. Under this new and temporary policy it's not about the risk of having covid, it's about giving Australian's the best possible chance to get home without competing with non-residents for highly sought after seats. I'm sure it will change pretty quickly.
Yes its because of the virus. There are around 50,000 Australians trying to get home for over 18 months who have priority. Im sure by Christmas or early next year borders will fully open to you. We are behind Europe for vaccination rates as was not helped by EEC blocking supply and government incompetence.
I think you're missing the point. Under this new and temporary policy it's not about the risk of having covid, it's about giving Australian's the best possible chance to get home without competing with non-residents for highly sought after seats. I'm sure it will change pretty quickly.
Its amazing how many return trips and non-resident celebrities have been through the revolving doors (but you can throw this at most governments).
To SOPS:
I agree, the figure stays the same.
Albiet 40k or 50k Australians outside, that seems a large number considering our 'traveling age - ability to live and be overseas' population out of 25m..
And as you say, 'repatriation flights' have been brought about 40k already...!
Something's wrong somewhere...
I agree, the figure stays the same.
Albiet 40k or 50k Australians outside, that seems a large number considering our 'traveling age - ability to live and be overseas' population out of 25m..
And as you say, 'repatriation flights' have been brought about 40k already...!
Something's wrong somewhere...
Originally Posted by SOPS
I don’t know what the numbers for the other states… but the total would far exceed 50000. I can’t figure out why the number never changes.. there are always 50000 people waiting to get home.
Maybe more Wes-Tyrannical Australian's should be made aware that WA are being jack c*nts (those Ex-ADF folk will recognise this term) and lobby their State Daddy to actually pull their weight. Then again, the way they've carried on, I think I've got more chance of taking home the Powerball jackpot tomorrow...
