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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

1st Oct 2021, 08:34

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Posted By lc_461

With ScoMo opening the international borders, I...

With ScoMo opening the international borders, I can now feasibly travel Sydney to Singapore, before I can go to Brisbane or Perth. Or Adelaide or Hobart for that matter.
A pleasing step but still...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

27th Sep 2021, 11:21

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Posted By lc_461

Team Australia.. ACT leading the way in nearly...

Team Australia.. ACT leading the way in nearly every metric. And also 'donating' 10% of their allocation to the surrounding NSW region without making a song and dance...
Labor govt as well.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Sep 2021, 23:42

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Posted By lc_461

Is it to early to start feeling a bit of...

Is it to early to start feeling a bit of optimism?
NSW, VIC, SA I think trialing home quarantine for some domestic travelers. SA/TAS both quietly announced they will open their borders around 80%ish...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

19th Aug 2021, 05:29

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Posted By lc_461

If you again reference the ACT - the day they...

If you again reference the ACT - the day they opened registrations for 30-39 years olds something like 10K registered in 24 hours. I think overwhelmingly young people are ready and wanting to be...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

25th Jul 2021, 05:19

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Posted By lc_461

Was it not previously reported that it was QF...

Was it not previously reported that it was QF Link flight attendant? Exposure sites BNE/LRE QF flights? Or unrelated case?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th May 2021, 21:15

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

These are the kind of things that need to happen...

These are the kind of things that need to happen to try and change public opinion... either in terms of increasing vaccination coverage or just reopening the border in general. If Joe and Jane...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th May 2021, 07:57

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Posted By lc_461

I don't think the vaccine program is such a...

I don't think the vaccine program is such a 'debacle' as it is being made out by the media, who in one breath slam the govt for being slow, the next they scare monger about taking said vaccine. ...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th May 2021, 23:01

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

Agree.. Darwin is a 'capital city', but I think...

Agree.. Darwin is a 'capital city', but I think the government is going to find it incredibly difficult to find enough specialist medical staff to adequately service the surge capacity of Howard...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th May 2021, 06:50

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Posted By lc_461

This is the exact issue... my elderly parents...

This is the exact issue... my elderly parents (well >50+) are both in reasonable health but refusing to get vaccinated due to fear of blood clots. But apart from the fact that two of their children...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th May 2021, 02:36

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Posted By lc_461

If you actually wade through the comments of Jill...

If you actually wade through the comments of Jill and Joe Public re the India ban, they are largely very supportive of the government's ban. WA and QLD and to a lesser extent TAS and NT won...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Apr 2021, 10:57

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Posted By lc_461

I actually don't interpret this narrative...

I actually don't interpret this narrative negatively. I think the past two weeks or so he has been trying to slowly and stealthily steer the long term narrative towards slowly opening up. I heard...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Apr 2021, 20:59

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Posted By lc_461

I remember around the time Kevin Rudd was Prime...

I remember around the time Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister they were relatively advanced in discussions about doing just this. I would have thought technology advances (Smartgate pods etc) would make...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st Mar 2021, 03:47

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

The way I see it, the more vaccinated the...

The way I see it, the more vaccinated the population is, the more likely those making decisions will be prepared to increase their risk tolerance. Europe has ballsed up their vaccine rollout, but the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Mar 2021, 05:53

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

Although the numbers sound high, in the...

Although the numbers sound high, in the pre-Christmas rush as a country I think COVID testing eclipsed 100K per day. The physical testing and vaccination process takes about the same amount of time.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Feb 2021, 19:35

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

In the early days of the pandemic nebulisers were...

In the early days of the pandemic nebulisers were banned for use in many hospitals, as were 'aerosol generating procedures'. I doubt in this case it could have been avoided. Someone got sick, maybe...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th Jan 2021, 08:28

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

Early in the pandemic there was an outbreak in...

Early in the pandemic there was an outbreak in TAS... later VIC, NSW, SA had their turn, then QLD. Only a matter of time for WA/ACT/NT - the challenge will be, particularly for WA - if there is an...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Jan 2021, 22:36

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

There was an interview done by the QLD CHO I...

There was an interview done by the QLD CHO I think that described the rollout as one of the biggest logistical exercises ever done. Australia is one of the most decentralised populations in the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

19th Dec 2020, 21:48

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

The idea of setting up remote quarantine...

The idea of setting up remote quarantine facilities, whilst great in theory, I imagine would be impossible in practice. At the current cap (6000), they would need to accommodate 12 000 people (2...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Dec 2020, 06:47

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

Can't say I've heard much bleating about 'Keeping...

Can't say I've heard much bleating about 'Keeping us safe' from QLD since the election....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

28th Aug 2020, 09:28

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

I really hope that this starts to result in a...

I really hope that this starts to result in a change in public opinion on the state border closures. Gold Coast Hospital has always been the main referral centre for northern NSW as far south as...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

16th Aug 2020, 06:24

Replies: 9,802

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Posted By lc_461

I'm beginning to think these epidemiologists,...

I'm beginning to think these epidemiologists, however esteemed, are becoming unhelpful by making a running commentary. Its easy to criticise initial strategies in hindsight. Many of these scientists...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

10th Jun 2020, 07:45

Replies: 9,802

All borders to reopen.

Views: 1,794,805

Posted By lc_461

There is no valid political reason for the QLD...

There is no valid political reason for the QLD border to be opened to NZ before it could be to domestic travel. Which the Premier has said multiple times in the last week, even if no cases, rainbows...

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