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Old 20th Aug 2020, 03:32
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Qantas CEO calls for "national framework" on domestic border

Obviously he has a vested interest, but I could not agree more. There is absolutely no reason why there can’t be free travel between the likes of WA/SA/Qld/NT/Tasmania. When the goal posts were moved from ‘flattening the curve’ to ‘elimination’ by the state premiers, we became hostages to their political whims, and desires for re-election.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 05:21
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When 95% of the WA population support a hard border, why would they change it.

QLD today had a case from an as yet unknown source
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 05:27
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Victoria had a miracle today with just under 2300 active cases getting better!
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 05:29
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The States will drop their borders the second they have to actually start paying for the consequences.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 05:29
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They must have all had garlic bread with dinner, the PPRUNE miracle cure!
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 06:22
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They must have all had garlic bread with dinner, the PPRUNE miracle cure!
Re busting the myth busters. The WHO must very very worried.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 09:03
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Not even AJ announcing 2.7 bill loss rings any bells in these premiers about opening borders. Couldn't give any horse droppings about it.
Then the SA premier wouldn't allow 2 age workers to cross the Vic/SA border to do work at an age care centre, though it certainly ok to
bring in 200 students from Singapore overnight.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 09:54
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Shortage of Doctors in Tasmania. They can't get across the border restrictions...
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 14:56
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The rumour is if nothing changes in a couple of months they will shut shop completely and let the feds figure out this mess. There’s only so far you can go...
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All for 11 people in hospital outside Victoria, pretty sad really
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 20:35
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The best thing everyone can do is simply vote out these delusional Labor clowns.

Starting this Saturday with the fool who wants to close down his state for 18 months. Based on what ****** evidence! Get rid of him.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 21:24
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Aviation and tourism aside- More serious problems are starting to rise due to these borders being closed. Farmers expecting a massive haul due to coming out of a drought which they dearly need. Normally contractors from VIC and NSW would venture north to QLD for the harvest and work their way down back to VIC as it starts later further south.Even with VIC border closed NSW faces the same issue due to lack of labor and the machinery required. Then there is our NZ brothers/sisters that come across and earn their seasonal money, we do not have enough shearers in NSW/VIC for the upcoming spring work another serious issue rising, wonder if PETA will get involved in that!

Allan Joyce is 100% correct, there needs to be a national frame work on opening up. It still mind fu$ks me that we are all closed of to each other. We are currently doing 2 flights a day (QantasLink doing even more) to YBNA full loads 372 passengers a day from the supposed hot spot of Sydney, by QLD assumptions Ballina area should be a petri dish of Covid-19, guess one case makes it a hot spot.

Border closures are having much more of an effect to our economy than the grounding of tourism. Unfortunately one premier is making it a political election campaign which I think will stick unless a Liberal government gets elected.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 21:34
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That's the problem with your Federal/State constitution.

Is it time perhaps to get rid of state governments?

And, yes, I am being serious
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 21:37
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Time for State Gov to be review for sure, we have local councils that really take care of the local work.
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Old 20th Aug 2020, 22:38
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Originally Posted by Chris2303
That's the problem with your Federal/State constitution.

Is it time perhaps to get rid of state governments?

And, yes, I am being serious
There would be plenty of support for that,how many ministers do we have with the same title & all trying to do the same job without much success.
The only thing in common is they all get a nice lifetime pension from our taxes & whilst holding their ministerial post they are all happy to tell us how hard they work & what a great job they do.
1 country,1 government,time to get rid of the rest,see how they like jobkeeper!
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Old 21st Aug 2020, 02:33
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There would be plenty of support for that,how many ministers do we have with the same title & all trying to do the same job without much success.
If Comrade Dans China deal isn't enough of a catalyst for change, then we're all screwed.
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Old 21st Aug 2020, 03:46
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Originally Posted by Chris2303
That's the problem with your Federal/State constitution.

Is it time perhaps to get rid of state governments?

And, yes, I am being serious
It's waaaaaaaaay past time for that. The borders debacle has just crystalised it further.

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Old 21st Aug 2020, 06:23
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It's waaaaaaaaay past time for that. The borders debacle has just crystalised it further.
NZ has managed so far with locking Auckland down at level 3 with the rest of the country at level 2. True there have been some minor hiccups but travel exemptions exist where necessary.
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Old 21st Aug 2020, 06:24
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Originally Posted by Turnleft080
Not even AJ announcing 2.7 bill loss rings any bells in these premiers about opening borders. Couldn't give any horse droppings about it.
Then the SA premier wouldn't allow 2 age workers to cross the Vic/SA border to do work at an age care centre, though it certainly ok to
bring in 200 students from Singapore overnight.
More back slapping from these morons who like you to believe they care,no dispute that Andrews has made a big error with the hotel issue but overall i think he has done a pretty good job(lots will disagree of course).
Listened to Scomo speaking after nat cabinet meeting,more nothing,no decision,excuse excuse excuse,doesnt want to offend anyone,needs to man up!
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Old 21st Aug 2020, 08:02
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Blubak, I could not agree more. Sco Mo really needs to grow a set not worry about offending everyone and stop delivering speeches than mean nothing or making announcements that only cost more money.

He keeps banging on starting the economy he surely is not really helping to start the economy, his next election is about May 2022 plenty of time for him, QLD is next in October they’re playing the political covid card for that one. I guess we will see what QLD really think of the border closure in October.
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