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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Feb 2022, 07:37
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

But surely train drivers are like plane drivers. ...

But surely train drivers are like plane drivers. Just turn up whenever told at short notice, drive the train (plane) wherever told at short notice, be responsible for the management of the safety...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Jan 2022, 10:36
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Are you suggesting that there is no causal...

Are you suggesting that there is no causal connection between the outcomes described in those graphs and the mitigation strategies such as vaccinations and lockdowns? To put this question another...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jan 2022, 23:37
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Chad said "another WA newspaper", not "another...

Chad said "another WA newspaper", not "another newspaper in WA". Chad is correct.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jan 2022, 05:57
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Are you sure that royalties charged on e.g....

Are you sure that royalties charged on e.g. mining outputs in WA go anywhere other than into the WA government's pocket? Company tax and other taxes are a different matter.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Jan 2022, 01:36
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

A big problem in SA - I've back and forward many...

A big problem in SA - I've back and forward many times in the last few years - is that the 'locals' were lulled by the low infection numbers into going lax on the mitigation strategies. If I had a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Jan 2022, 19:53
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

They did it with the definition of 'close...

They did it with the definition of 'close contact'...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
11th Jan 2022, 03:10
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Not exactly? Yes exactly. And as each...

Not exactly?

Yes exactly.

And as each minute passes the Immigration Minister becomes less likely to pretend to be big and bwave.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jan 2022, 22:40
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

...and the Border Force's 'final decision' on...

...and the Border Force's 'final decision' on arrival was challenged and overturned by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

It was reported in all the papers...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jan 2022, 21:04
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

And this year is going to be a bigger debacle...

And this year is going to be a bigger debacle than the previous two…
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
10th Jan 2022, 20:59
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

How can that be, when he has a visa?

How can that be, when he has a visa?
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2021, 04:13
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Still, Australopithecus, Scotty knows the...

Still, Australopithecus, Scotty knows the attention span of the average voter is quite short. As my favourite political philosopher, HL Mencken said:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
21st Dec 2021, 01:15
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Scotty from Marketing says: "There will be no...

Scotty from Marketing says: "There will be no more lockdowns."

Who knew that Scotty decided whether States or parts of States would lock down? I thought lockdowns were not his responsibility...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Nov 2021, 09:23
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Then we’ll shortly see if your ‘astronomic’...

Then we’ll shortly see if your ‘astronomic’ numbers lead to catastrophic results.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Nov 2021, 22:08
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Precise areas and numbers, please.

Precise areas and numbers, please.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
29th Oct 2021, 01:24
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

...And the freedom of an Australian citizen to...

...And the freedom of an Australian citizen to return to his or her own country.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
16th Oct 2021, 22:19
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

I think the more-likely explanation is that many...

I think the more-likely explanation is that many Melbournians were well and truly 'over it' a long time ago and there was widespread non-compliance with the 'tight restrictions'. But I have no hard...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
15th Oct 2021, 00:35
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

They'll spend a lot of money in NSW, for which we...

They'll spend a lot of money in NSW, for which we New South Welshmen will thank them!
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Sep 2021, 07:34
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Questionable? It's unquestionably abject...

Questionable? It's unquestionably abject incompetence.

But because Australia's used to make the quickest buck the laziest way, it's become highly dependent on the immigration Ponzi scheme. It's...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Sep 2021, 05:58
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Yep. It has little to do with money and much to...

Yep. It has little to do with money and much to do with expertise.

Without immigration Australia's public health system would collapse. That's why there's an ongoing scramble to import expertise...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Sep 2021, 09:14
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

It would create a bottom burp, not a sh_t-orm,...

It would create a bottom burp, not a sh_t-orm, for precisely the reason you identified. And the ACT's borders are effectively open, anyway. The Chief Minister has already acknowledged that it's...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Sep 2021, 11:02
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Yep. If some fundamental change isn't...

Yep. If some fundamental change isn't legislated within the first 6 or so months of a new government, it's almost certainly doomed to gather dust until the next election.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Sep 2021, 04:27
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Agree entirely. I do laugh that in the mid-2000s...

Agree entirely. I do laugh that in the mid-2000s a coalition government was on a path to abolish the Commonwealth AAT. Now it's a dumping ground for political mates and others owed favours.

I also...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Sep 2021, 03:50
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

That didn't happen. What happened was even more...

That didn't happen. What happened was even more morally egregious.

The Federal Court (not High Court) action was settled without the Commonwealth admitting liability. That's so that the government...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Sep 2021, 02:48
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

And falling...

And falling...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Sep 2021, 02:58
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Just one of many, many examples that prove there...

Just one of many, many examples that prove there is no lockdown and the borders aren't closed. It's one of the reasons so many people don't take the 'rules' seriously.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Sep 2021, 08:30
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

$2b per annum? Chump change for the biggest...

$2b per annum? Chump change for the biggest spending federal government in Australian history.

A short dose of running its own defence force and 'stopping the boats' itself would be very...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Sep 2021, 10:48
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Oh dear. Good try. Even us nobodies can...

Oh dear. Good try.

Even us nobodies can google "national implied power" or "nationhood power" or "vertical fiscal imbalance".
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st Sep 2021, 04:35
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Bring it on! Anyone who thinks that WA...

Bring it on!

Anyone who thinks that WA always has been an always will be a net contributor to the Commonwealth is a poor student of history. And raising and running a defence force is kinda...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2021, 05:30
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Never fear. The states will take the hint from...

Never fear. The states will take the hint from Josh from Accounts. That's how the power of the vertical fiscal imbalance works.
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
31st Aug 2021, 03:58
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

That looks suspiciously like the Commonwealth...

That looks suspiciously like the Commonwealth government using the vertical fiscal imbalance to bring pressure to bear on the states to behave in the way the Commonwealth wants. Who knew the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2021, 03:31
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

And do the data to which you referred distinguish...

And do the data to which you referred distinguish between the workers who spend most of their time in contact with and moving among the aged in their care, on the one hand, and the 'administrators' -...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2021, 01:28
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Indeed, which is why the system - and hospitals...

Indeed, which is why the system - and hospitals and aged care aren't the only examples - breaks down when the pipeline of cheap, menial labour is shut off.

Maybe - and I know I'm off with the...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2021, 01:12
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

Yes. That's true as well (ruprecht re aged...

Yes. That's true as well (ruprecht re aged care).Yes 43I, but...

We're over 365 days into a pandemic, we need the extra capacity for at least another 365 days, and since when has spending a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2021, 01:00
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

And that's because Australia has, for decades,...

And that's because Australia has, for decades, relied on immigration to staff hospitals. A very (very) senior public servant then in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing told me, a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
25th Aug 2021, 07:59
Replies: 9,802
Views: 1,791,643
Posted By Lead Balloon

A long and very enjoyable belly laugh for me, CS....

A long and very enjoyable belly laugh for me, CS.

Thanks!

But back to matters serious, how can these be reconciled:It's the border closure you have when you don't want to close your borders.
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