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09-05-2021, 02:29 PM | #10561 | |||
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09-05-2021, 04:24 PM | #10564 | |||
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Phhht!...mum and dad dual nationals making good bucks in Australia leaving the baby behind in India...free child care...good plan...I get it now. yeah....may as well have been cricketers chasing big bucks...
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09-05-2021, 04:42 PM | #10565 | |||
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Yes it may sound odd if you aren't familiar with that background. Most eastern cultures find it odd that Aussies kick their kids out of home when they turn 18....or make them pay rent Can't have dual nationality with India. They don't allow it. So they would have surrendered their Indian citizenship when they got the Australian one. Permanent residency is a different story though. Last edited by T3rminator; 09-05-2021 at 05:00 PM. |
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09-05-2021, 05:19 PM | #10566 | ||||
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09-05-2021, 05:41 PM | #10567 | ||
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Victoria backs indefinite border closure
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sub...s&mode=premium Interesting. That's about the 3rd thing Merlino has backed from the Fed since taking over from CD. I wonder if we have a change of the guard on the way... |
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09-05-2021, 06:28 PM | #10568 | ||
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Greater Sydney extends COVID-19 restrictions as no new local cases recorded NSW Health said investigations were still ongoing into how a man in his 50s contracted the virus, before passing it onto his wife. In a statement, NSW Health said restrictions would remain in place "to safeguard the community and reduce the risk of further transmission" while investigations continued. "NSW Health has not identified how the initial case … was exposed to COVID-19, which suggests he acquired the infection through brief contact with a currently unidentified person who was infectious in the community" the statement said. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-...y-17/100126708 So... NSW couldn't and still (apparently) doesn't know how the Northern beaches cluster started. Couldn't and still doesn't know how the Berala cluster started. They released info and dates on the Berala BWS as being ground zero, only to change the info and dates about a week later (which not many media picked up on). And now, still don't know how man in his 59 year old and his wife got Covid. Can't find the missing link, apparently. I'm not sure this would be regarded as "Gold Standard" in anyone's language! Maybe the old illusion of truth effect is at work here. If you say it enough times, people will believe it as truth. Something to note. The Berala cluster was said to be of the USA variant. The man in the centre of the current NSW quarantine leak (yes, another one) is also from Berala apparently. And confirmed as having the USA strain. You have to wonder if the man has the same USA variant from early January, and are NSW Health "cleaning up" by saying he got it from someone currently in quarantine? Could it be the original Berala cluster is still circulating in the area, as NSW really didn't get that cluster under control in the first place? Asking for a friend. Last edited by Tickford.; 09-05-2021 at 06:33 PM. |
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09-05-2021, 07:31 PM | #10569 | ||
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Merlino is Victorian ALP Right faction. Looks like we may get be getting a moderate leader back in Spring Street to steer Victoria through the pandemic.
Out of the shadows: Will James Merlino be our next premier? https://www.theage.com.au/national/v...10-p57i2w.html |
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09-05-2021, 07:56 PM | #10570 | |||
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Truth be told there was only one big sticky disagreement between Vic and Feds last year, and that was the Merlino seems like a sensible chap, seems like he is capable of doing the job. |
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09-05-2021, 08:18 PM | #10571 | |||
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So what other option is there? Let it spread and aim for natural immunity? At some point it may be the only option. Unless they can develop a vaccine that gives you full immunity. |
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10-05-2021, 07:30 AM | #10572 | |||
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He wasn't just buying a BBQ, he was looking to buy BBQs Galore
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10-05-2021, 07:35 AM | #10573 | ||
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Wow, they've named him. Is this the first time someone has been named? MD of a global investment firm. Never left the country. One can only speculate. The home quarantine breach is plausible, the privileged mingling with the privileged.
This one is paywall free... Tom Pizzey identified as Sydney’s ‘BBQ man’ and it explains everything https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/he...9f3a9da64c5193 The current case is an "indian strain", brought in by a passenger who flew in from the US. That passenger is in hotel quarantine, so they were able to sequence it back to him. |
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10-05-2021, 08:00 AM | #10574 | |||
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10-05-2021, 08:10 AM | #10575 | |||
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Budget plan: Australia to open borders next year to bring back migrants https://www.theage.com.au/politics/f...09-p57qah.html |
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10-05-2021, 08:13 AM | #10576 | ||
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No, there was the two Qld girls who got more media coverage than the Qld premier at election time.
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10-05-2021, 08:17 AM | #10577 | |||
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This bloke has done nothing wrong that we know of. I wonder if he gave permission. Reported on both Murdoch and Fairfax.
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10-05-2021, 11:18 AM | #10578 | ||
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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT May 9th, 2021.
Note: As not all Australian States report at the same time, the data below is based on the previous full day reporting. 10 new cases for Australia and no deaths so the CMR is 3.042%. 2 new cases and 0 deaths for NZ so CMR is 0.984% and active cases 27. The UK had a lower 1,770 cases yesterday and 2 deaths. Just over 35k new cases in the USA yesterday and 631 deaths sees CMR at 1.780%. Note that the USA is actually minus one day due to time differences. Other notable points: (weekend reporting) Global deaths pass 3.3M, the last 50k in 4 days; Only - Maldives (1,091); and Sri Lanka (2,672) ... recorded new daily highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day. No countries move above the 90th percentile for their 10 day average while Oman and Syria drop below.
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10-05-2021, 01:31 PM | #10579 | |||
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The paranoid reason why Dan Andrews is silencing one of his best performing female ministers – as she emerges as a contender for Victoria's top job after his 'shameful' handling of COVID-19 crisis Quote:
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10-05-2021, 03:23 PM | #10581 | |||
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10-05-2021, 03:50 PM | #10582 | ||
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10-05-2021, 04:23 PM | #10583 | ||
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It's voyeurism 2121 style!
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10-05-2021, 04:29 PM | #10584 | |||
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Mind you she has been in state politics for 20 years and has many more to come so definitely a contender. Cheers. PS: There is another female contender Jill Hennessy but she took a step back from the front bench recently so I doubt she would get a look in at the premier's position which I tip will be filled by a female politician this time if and when Danny boy steps down. Last edited by Itsme; 10-05-2021 at 04:34 PM. |
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10-05-2021, 04:29 PM | #10585 | ||
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Was walking around Homebush this morning right past the new vaccination centre.
Lines were a few hundred meters long. I'll wait another 4-6 weeks before I apply for mine.
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10-05-2021, 04:39 PM | #10586 | |||
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11 to 12 weeks wait for my next jab. Cheers |
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10-05-2021, 04:49 PM | #10587 | ||
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Probably the only time people will be looking for fake IDs to make them younger
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-...eeks/100127834
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10-05-2021, 05:52 PM | #10588 | |||
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So, an average of 10 jabs given per staff member per 12 hr day. So, less than 1 per hr... give or take...
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10-05-2021, 07:14 PM | #10589 | ||
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Got my first jab today, the process was frustrating to say the least.
So I go to the Vic DHHS website and look at the available centres, Clayton is closest to me, and get the phone number to book.... Step 1 - ring 1800 number..... press 0 if I want an interpreter, - no I don't need that press 1 for more information on the vaccine program - nah I don't need info, I just want to book press 2 info for restrictions, travel permits, exposure sites, testing sites and results.. - no not that either press 3 for health info for health professionals - I'm not one of them press 4 other enquiries, help and assistance to hear again press 9......so I press again, I must have missed it...... After another cycle, in the end I try 1 - and that is the one, why would they not list "to book a vaccine appointment"???? but anyway, that is just the start Get through to a helpful person, she first asks questions to set up profile, age, work, have I travelled, had another vaccine etc, all set to book. I ask if Clayton (Monash Medical) is available for today as it is listed as appointment only. She says no, so then I ask for Dandenong hospital, bingo - 1pm is available. Walk in to Dande hospital at 1 - join a large queue, that is ok sort of expected it. Notice that everyone is....well younger than me......Get to counter, told no this is a Pfizer site, Healthcare people only, and that they have been accidentally booking people to come here. HERE IS A TIP - put it on the webpage that it is not for the general public!!! So I just head off after wasting an hour or so and drive down to Cranbourne Turf club. No appointment there, I am just trying a walk up, but 12 stations to check in and all empty. The longest wait was after the shot for the obligatory 15 mins. Professionals set up these systems........I see how we mess everything up more clearly now.
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10-05-2021, 09:01 PM | #10590 | ||
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Unless you get a clot first...
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