COVID-19 Health System Overload Forecaster

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Craig started the topic in Wednesday, 18 Mar 2020 at 7:44pm

I've created a spreadsheet forecast which I'll update as we go..

There's also a website with live running data.. https://sites.google.com/view/stayhomeaustralia

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san Guine Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 at 3:19pm

Interesting to watch this play, and will anti-vaxxers desire to travel, override their outrage about vaccinations...oh the horror

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Blowin Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 at 3:33pm

I don’t have reservations about vaccination per se but I do have reservations about any pharmaceutical which is potentially hurried through necessary safety protocols in order to secure market share.

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stunet Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021 at 4:07pm

Just spoke to a mate in East London, South Africa. As of last night they're back into another extended surfing ban. One month. Cops already patrolling his neighbourhood.

The surf may be crowded, but at least we can do it.

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Supafreak Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021 at 3:20pm

Not everyone’s favourite politician has a battle on his hands . I personally don’t like any of them but I do agree with Kelly on this issue. Sometimes I even agree with scumo but not often. THE SWAMP IS DESPERATE TO SILENCE ME - Especially on Ivermectin

As they say, the flak is heaviest when you are over the target - so it’s no surprise the leftist swamp dwellers have rolled out a misleading, deceptive and defamatory hit piece on me.

Firstly, they roll out the old fake news chestnut, wanting you to only post about things EXCLUSIVELY to your electorate. Such comments just show a childish ignorance at failing understand that the role of Federal Member of Parliament is to deal with Federal issues - and Federal issues not only DIRECTLY EFFECT a Federal members own electorate but ALSO effect the nation, and international events.

So unless someone residents of Hughes are miraculous immune from everything to do with Covid Ivermectin my posts are relevant to people in my electorate.

And look at the hit job on Ivermectin. Note how the author cunningly describes it as ‘’manic fringe craziness’’.

Is Dr Pierre Kory’s views on Ivermectin that I’ve repeatedly posted ‘’manic fringe craziness’’ ?

Is Australia’s international renown Professor Tom Borody’s ‘’manic fringe craziness” ?

Or Professor Paul Marik ?

Or Professor Hector E. Cavollo ?

Or Professor Peter McCullough ?

Or Professor Harvey Risch ?

Or how about the 50+ medical experts that recently co-authored a peer-reviewed paper calling for HCQ and Ivermectin to be adopted in treatment protocols ?

Or thousands of other medical doctors around the world that are treating Covid patients in the front line and using Ivermectin & HCQ + Zinc to save lives ?

People that make such ignorant and ill-information assertions such as the author of this hit job has, have blood on their hands - because they are giving aid and comfort to those acting to deny Australians access to this medical treatment.

And what pathetic comments by Raina MacIntyre, about Ivermectin not having ‘’the appropriate randomised controlled clinical trials’’ ?

Why don’t they print the truth that there are already 30 Ivermectin/Covid studies to date including 12 randomised controlled trials - and 100% of these studies have found Ivermectin highly effective.

Given the current global situation we face, and with the data at hand already, to demand more randomised Clinical trials - is immoral, unethical and condemns people to death. For basically what it calls for is secretly denying a group of sick people Ivermectin (and instead giving them a placebo) and seeing how many more die (for become extremely ill) in that the group, compared to people in the group receiving Ivermectin.

And the hit job asks the rhetorical question ‘’and did I know that in some cases Hydroxychloroquine could make the illness worse?” - This is just more deception and smear.

For yes, if you load up people with a massive overdose of HCQ late in their illness, around 6-8 times the recommended dose, as they did in the UK’s deadly Recovery trial - it will make the illness worse, as I have covered and detailed in multiple posts.

And unsurprisingly, such a dishonest hit job, fails to mention that every medical doctor advocating for HCQ, doesn’t advocate for HCQ alone, but they advocate for HCQ combined with Zinc and an antibiotic- and that treatment must start early.

And of course Miss Price fails to mention the fact that 100% of the published studies in the medical journals that looked at early treatment with HCQ found it highly effective in reducing hospitalisation and death.

But hey, what do swamp dwellers care about people dying and preventing unnecessary death if they can get a hit on a poltical opponent ?

Well if the swamp think they are going to silence me with hit jobs like this, they can shove it where the sun don’t shine - and in response, I’m going to up my posts on Ivermectin over the next days.

And when Ivermectin is finally approved in Australia (and it’s only just a matter of time) after the swamp dwellers behind this article wash the blood from their hands - they then might consider writing me a humble apology.

And in conclusion, my entire argument is about freedom of choice and individual liberty. I believe it is an outrageous disgrace that the health bureaucrats in this nation have used the power of big government to interfere in the sanctity of the Doctor/patient relationship.

If my doctor, after due diligence and knowledge of my individual medical history believes that either HCQ or Ivermectin might save my life - he should be able to recommend that to me, without the interference of bureaucrats issuing dictates from Ivory Towers.

In contrast swamp dwellers want more centralised control and more power handed to the bureaucrats. That’s the difference.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/sydney-mp-craig-kelly-s-job-is-to-repres...

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thermalben Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 at 8:50am

Coming up to 92 million cases and 2 million deaths worldwide.

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Ralph Friday, 15 Jan 2021 at 8:53am

Not sure if you've posted this already TBB but according to the abstract of this report covid may eventually become no more virulent than the common cold.

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/01/11/science.abe6522?...

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Supafreak Friday, 15 Jan 2021 at 4:19pm

NIH Revises Treatment Guidelines for Ivermectin for the Treatment of COVID-19
Ivermectin is Now a Therapeutic Option for Doctors & Prescribers!

Jan 14, 2021 – One week after Dr. Paul Marik and Dr. Pierre Kory – founding members of the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) – along with Dr. Andrew Hill, researcher and consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO), presented their data before the NIH Treatment Guidelines Panel, the NIH has upgraded their recommen­da­tion and now considers Ivermectin an option for use in COVID-19.

Their recommendation has now been upgraded to the same level as those for widely used monoclonal antibodies & convalescent plasma, which is a “neither for nor against” recommen­da­tion. The significance of this change is that the NIH has decided to no longer recommend against the use of ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19 by the nation’s health care providers. A consequence of this change is that ivermectin has now been made a clear therapeutic option for patients.

Looks like the Quacks and their Quack treatment is finally approved https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/statement-on-ivermectin/

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Supafreak Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 7:27am

VINDICATED

Today, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) was withdrawn their August 2020 recommendation ‘AGAINST the use of Ivermectin to treat Covid’, and have upgraded it to a neutral one of neither ‘for or against’ Ivermectin.

As the Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance state, with this change of position the NIH ‘’now considers Ivermectin an option for use” - and this now makes Ivermectin “an option for prescribers.”

"The decision to use ivermectin for patients in the treatment of COVID-19 is (now) at the medical discretion of doctors & prescribers. A lifesaving development.”’

https://twitter.com/Covid19Critical?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3ACovid19Critical&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcovexit.com%2Fnih-updates-its-position-on-ivermectin%2F

This is all I have been arguing for; that there has not been enough evidence for health bureaucrats to take away an Ivermectin option from doctors.

It’s a simple principle in a free democracy; the sanctity of the Doctor/Patient relationship should not be overruled by bureaucrats and the heavy hand of big government - without overwhelming evidence.

When there is no other early treatment option approved, if you become infected with the Covid virus, your doctor, with due diligence and after seeking expert advice (and with your informed consent) should be able to use a treatment such as Ivermectin (in combination with Zinc) if in your doctors best judgement, it offers hope of saving your life or preventing you deteriorating and needing hospitalisation.

For that view, and merely posting the results of Ivermectin studies in the medical journals and expert opinion from frontline doctors actually treating covid - I have been slandered, defamed and vilified by the ignorant and prejudice.

And today, with this change of position on Ivermectin by the US National Institutes of Health - I’ve been vindicated.

The question is, will those that led the abuse be big enough to apologise ?

Will they admit their childish attempts to demonise Ivermectin as ‘hair lice treatment’ were wrong ?

And will they join in my call for Australia’s National Covid Evidence Taskforce to immediate follow the US National Institutes of Health’s change in position on Ivermectin?

https://app.magicapp.org/#/guideline/L4Q5An/section/L0OPkj

And this is also a big test for our left wing media and their often nasty followers. Any sane person should celebrate this change of position on Ivermectin - as it’s another weapon that can be deployed to fight covid, help save lives, illness and end the lockdowns.

So will they celebrate or will they snarl, continuing their fake news campaign, branding all the facts I post on Ivermectin as ‘’misinformation’’ ?

NIH 27th August 2020 ivermectin position (since withdrawn and upgraded) : https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy/ivermec...

NIH 14th Jan 2021 New position : https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/statement-on-ivermectin/
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Blowin Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 9:02am

Dictator Dan at it again.

Can a Victorian with sick parents fly from Sydney ( virus under control ) to Melbourne.....no.

Can a masseuse in a tennis professional’s entourage fly from Europe ( virus rampant) to Melbourne......yes.

Nice work bloke. Truly a man of the people. Not.

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goofyfoot Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 1:21pm

Kinda hard to believe isn’t it?
Although with that cnut still in charge I guess it’s not surprising.

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GuySmiley Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 2:55pm

Just for the record (FFS for the 1,000th time) Border Control and Quarantine are Federal Govt responsibilities.

It is the Federal Govt with the legal authority to determine the numbers of people that are allowed into Australia now, before Covid and long after. No-one enters or leaves the country without Federal Govt says so. I am not sure why people can't accept these facts. We should all be thankful for the tireless work done by all State Premiers and Govts, LNP and Labor, because without them and that work Australia's Covid status would more closely resemble the US or UK thanks entirely of the inaction of the reactive Feds.

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GuySmiley Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 5:23pm

NEWS FLASH

Slow-mo will arrange 20 repatriation flights for stranded overseas Australians.

Well done Slow-mo finally doing what he is legally responsible for - borders (no doubt he’ll continue to handball his quarantine responsibilities to the Suckers, ooops I mean the States).

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goofyfoot Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 5:57pm

Guy I’m probably wrong but I thought it was the Victorian government who decides if the Victorian border is open or closed, and who can come in?

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Blowin Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 5:59pm

It’ll be because he’s being pressured to bring international students back ASAP.

Scummo cares naught for Australians themselves.

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GuySmiley Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 6:33pm

GF international borders Slow-mo 100% responsible, state borders State Premiers/Govts get to decide ... one of the quirks of our Federation/Constitution.

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Supafreak Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 6:47pm
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goofyfoot Saturday, 16 Jan 2021 at 7:10pm

Got it, thanks Guy

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truebluebasher Sunday, 17 Jan 2021 at 12:42am

Scomo's Hot Hotels can't take the heat. (Part 1)

Feb : Roadside Motor Inns were used for makeshift Casual Isolation.
Dongas were used for Chinese OZ Repatriation (Operation Berdi)
23rd March -Jewel Crisis, Libs Hotwired Jerry for a favour > Hot Hotels were born.
The need for ICU beds was the deciding factor to crash residential Hi-rise at 4am.
Aspen guided 5 to Hospital & 1/4 superspread on exit.( A hurried Hot Hotel start!)

Thus grew Lib Donors Jerry Schwartz & Jamie Packer's Hot Hotel chain reaction.
All those Crawl Spaces & Creepy Coops without windows or UV come alive.
Packer's Crown Croupier Jane...runs the Hot Hotel show & reviews it herself.
The bodycorp / residents tell Jane who they hate least Cops/ADF/[457] ( simple! )
https://www.swellnet.com/comment/709283

37,000 Aussies are desperate to Repatriate

Scomo's New Year Priority imports...(*Ready to rocket up the charts!)
Slaves > Asian Starshots > Tennis > Kiwis > ADF > Aussies > Sport > *Asian Uni.

Arrival Stats
27th March 2020-15th Jan 2021
NSW 114,000 HH
Qld 32,218 HH + 8,442 VIP's (25%)

2020 Weekly Arrivals (NatCab Agreed *2x increases for Start 2021)
NSW 3,000 / *Qld 1,300 / *Vic 1,120 / WA 1,025 / *NT 250 (Tas-ACT-SA 1,000?)

2021 (Envisaged Weekly Changes)
*Qld 2,600 + (More Regional Hotels "Cairns") / *Vic 2,240 / *NT 500

2021 (UK Mutant Tour > NatCab retreat plan -*50% Capped until > Feb 15 NatCab
*NSW 1,505 / Vic 1,120 / *WA 512 / *Qld 500 / SA 490 / NT 500 (due to build)

Qld Jan 2021 NatCab cap was climbing to 2,600 ( UK Mutants ) > Now 500
That's 80% o's cap backdown + 3 day lockdown for just one Hot Hotel Mutant!.

2021 Scomo's "VIP Mutant Invasion !" Unaccounted Sky is the Limit
NT - 300 ADF travelodge Cluster + 2000+ o's Starshot Gromz VIP Iso (shh! )
Vic 1,240 { Stranded Aussie's Open } #1 VIP o's covid spreading tennis entourage.
Yes! Also yet another Scomo / Dan Covid Rally...durr! (I never served up Covid!)
https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open-2021-tennis-news-pos...

2021 Foreign Student New Year weekly Targets
NSW 1,000 +[457] / ACT 350 / SA 300 / WA -/ Qld -/ Vic-extra Student Quota
https://www.studyinternational.com/news/return-to-australia-limbo/
https://global.newstarsec.com/?p=1803
Vic propose Quarantine on Uni Grounds.(Dongas one day Skyscrapers the next?)
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/15/victoria-plans-fo...
$2,500 ticket /63 Students fly to NT Quarantine paid by CD Uni (Sen Lambie -No)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/international-students-arrive-in-...

o's Uni Students Petition needs 12,000 by 10th Feb (Easy!) re: 3,000 votes a day!
https://www.aph.gov.au/petition_list?id=EN2217
https://news.yahoo.com/international-students-launch-campaign-return-050...

Farm Workers (Standard)
March 2020- 140,000 (Standard)
Sep 2020 - Down to 73,000> (Pacific Islander Flights) Labour Mobility Scheme
Dec 2020 - 110,000 Pickers (Farmers now order a slab of slaves thru Darwin)

Scomo "Get Lazy Aussies off their Arses to have a Go!"
500 Aussies/day apply for Farm Work & All are constantly told to fuck off!
Qld / NSW / Victoria never mattered, soon as you say Aussie the farmers hang up!
Farmer's Top Responses...(1) Aussies are Lazy (2) We gotta Pay them. (Fuck that!)
Real ADS : [ Working Holiday Maker Only ] [ Must have WHV visa to apply ]
Fit Aussie 34 y'o guy put in 20 applications..."Told you to Fuck Off...No Aussies."
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/10/25/farm-jobs-shortage-a...

Some still get Passports confiscated / Earn $3 -17hr

Innocent story best examples how [457] Charters are wearing out Darwin Dongas.
All Foreign Slaves fly in to Darwin on unaccounted VIP Private Charters.
Here a Tas farmer buys a Plane of East Timor Slaves from Darwin dongas. Beauty!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9090085/Why-flight-150-fruit-pi...

Feds are paying for Donga Upgrade from 500 to 850...(Limit is 3,000)
Exempt or Extra 150 Pickers or 1 plane load / week for farmers.
Each donga Quarantine is rewarding more flights...(States & Unis are watching!)
Whereas each additional Hot Hotel is breaching > reducing flights > Dividing Oz.
Scomo's Hot Hotels are the root cause of Clusters / Hot Spots / Lockdowns / Walls.

Qld & Vic want Dongas & Pop Ups away from CBD. (Dan had asked from Day 1)
Feds / Nsw Libs are shocked. We can't abandon Lib Donor Hotel Chain obligations.

Hotel Hotties can't get enough of Aussie Dongas
UK Mutants go weak at the knees at the mention of Aussie Dongas.

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truebluebasher Sunday, 17 Jan 2021 at 12:50am

Revenge of the Dongas...(Part 2)
82% of Aussies prefer an Outta Town Hot Donga over a Mutant City Hot Hotel.
Note Qld has 18 Hot Hotels on the go! (tbb had no idea & guessed 6 tops?)

Oddly each Quarantine venues argue the very same attributes...
Hot Hotel > Close to Inner City Workers > Transit Best City Hospital.
Each sneeze forces City /State /Oz Lockdown Panic (Wiping $Billions off economy)
NSW luvs their owner's donations, so are wed to them. (Say : Dongas are gross!)

Donga > Onsite Workers > (Isolated from City Transit + City Hospital).
Emergency Transit will not lockdown Camp / Town / City / State / Oz > (Zero loss!)
Hot Hotel CEO Jane Halton thinks Dongas are Safer but don't tell my boss that.

Qldurrz will share recent Mutant scare....
Scomo's Hot Hotel Rules reveals Qld Weak links in Hot Hotel.
Lib Donor's unrentable $3,000 Kreepy coop crawl space, comes with broom handle

*Open window can't be guaranteed + No Air for exercise / No UV / No breaks. (Die)
UN + WHO (Together) You Fucking Monsters > (PM / Qld shut the Fuck Up! x 100)
UV + Air + Outdoors is essential to ward off virus.(Qld Hot Hotels spread the virus)
[+] a/c 12 cycles/hr (vs) Hot Hotel 4-6 cycles/hr ( Cleaner never entered UK room?)

Other Hotel a/c spreads were between floors...(Possible piggyback a/c lay-out)
This resembles the nearby rows a/c spread in Plane Seating..( a/c is the weak-link)

Amazingly this a/c shut down Oz Travel & Quarantined Millions...70 cops still out.
WHO : 'Just switch on Shower Exhaust for 3 hrs prior & during clean.'
Cleaners to wear goggles (tbb: Cause Pinched Mask pulls down on eye lids)
Note: Cleaner's Goggles will fog from Mask leakage! (tbb: Wash Goggles in Sudz)
Crew can appreciate just how vulnerable & futile ones defence is! This is a WAR!
2021 Year of the Goggles...(Too late! tbb called it!)

Hang On tbb! How are Dongas any better! ( They boss individual a/c ) No Spread!
Premier: 'They have fully accessible Balconies'
Howard Springs has many cases but no Transmission between staff or community

Quarantine must have Cams....most would find it odd that Hot Hotel had none?
March 2020 was the initial & last CCTV check to comply with Fed Scheme rollout.
Qld Police are now retrofitting cams on each floor of all now 18 hotels.
Every aspect of the Floor... (This comment mirrors Fed Govt all level access...)
Nothing sinister but more as Suicide or Covid watch as emergency assist.
tbb is not saying cams are in each room only that the scheme suggests such.
Police vow to step up Patrols.

The point here is that Hot Hotels require more Policing / tech & create more Chaos!
Both Qld & Vic Premiers want to expand more options as NT / PM has.

Qld want to share Rockhampton Airport with Singapore Forces / ADF.
1,400 Calliope Dongas
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-14/qld-coronavirus-international-arr...

Qld / Vic can't just opt out...Hot Hotels is National & needs States / PM approval.
Note Qld / Vic want nothing more or less than what PM / States ticked for NT.
NT dongas are growing the Oz Economy while all other states back pedal.
Sure! The Donga may not work as well Oz wide but none can deny their insurance.

Here's a very good article to finish with, all the options of change are laid out...
It shows all naturally came to the same place in time to improve Quarantine.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-s-army-bases-not-su...

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truebluebasher Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 12:46am

Anyone For Tennis.
Heat Stroke / Fire eating / Covid Flight Challenge ...Oz Open is bloody tuff alright.
Crew can see that Summer Of Tennis was well & truly banned by each State.
AO had $60m to burn so 1st time ever holds AO Qualifiers offshore in Qatar. (Wot?)
Bernie "I had to risk my Life to Qualify for AO. (Is Bernie tellin' it straight!) Yep!

2 AO players contracted Covid & AO officials let them spread it. (WTF)
Ball Boys / Towels / Coaches / Shake Hands....bugger them!
By letting infected Player continue... AO denied the opponent a forfeit....(But Why?)
Well, that ensured a spot for the Aussie Kid in Vic's Main Draw...Nuthin' suss!
Players reveal AO test results are useless. Reality: Play first - results whenever!
https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/everyones-in-danger-aus-open-qualifyin...

Recap Oz Open goes offshore to spread 2 Covid cases & rig Aussie into Main Draw.
AO purposely spread covid in foreign land >Courts, Hotel, Hospital wherever. Cool!
AO Women played in nearby Dubai + Comp / train in nearby Abu Dhabi > (Fly Out)
AO Woman's Coach Sylvain Bruneau is believed to have infected both Cities.

recap AO leave 3 cities infected with Covid & now bring it back to Oz on a Plane.
https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/67709/as-nearly-50-players-face-hard-qua...
It was reported that one of the Ubu Dhabi crew is infected (Non AO.)
Emirates Airlines have just pulled the pin on Oz with 50% loss of Repat flights.

Confusion: Players & Officials must Test for Covid
Oz or AO have no requirement for pre flight tests -Coaches, Physio, Media.
When AO say all tested negative...that can only read as those under their format.

Meanwhile US flight dumps a stack of covid on Oz.
A crew member / Another Coach / Broadcast Crew member.(AO Qatar related?)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55693223

2 Players / 2 Coaches / 1 media / 2 x Flight Crew = AO > 7 covid cases / 5 cities
Not even Poirot is gonna track down AO Covid Qualifer, still not started Main Draw.
Media are asking when AO have had enough of pissing up their $60m covid spree.

Players are broom handled into posh ***** Air Tight Crawl Spaces.
Every Hot Penthouse is now a Hot Squash Court with a Gym Junkie's Juice Bar
Went from ***** Penthouse to smashed up, spat out Men's Shed in 5 secs flat!
Now the Jock's Gym Sox are bullying the Hot Hotel Cleaner's pet Covid strain.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/this-is-insane-tennis-players-unh...
Junior: 'Mum! But I can't sleep cause my bed's too lumpy!'
Junior: 'Mum! Do I have to sleep with the Covid Rat & that Penthouse Racquet!'
Mum: "Right, that's it! I've had enough of your wild imagination!"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9156039/Australian-Open-quarant...

AO Quarantine Tennis - "Love 30" ~The Stranglers

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Ralph Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 9:09am

Yeah why hasn't Dan cancelled the AO? It seems very foolhardy to let it proceed especially after the Melbourne lockdown. If I was a Melbourne person I'd be mightily pissed off.

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Stok Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 9:55am

I'm in Melbourne and it's annoying as. Clear double standards.

Ridiculous that any international sporting teams and associated staff are allowed in when our borders are effectively closed to citizens.

Screw em'

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GuySmiley Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 10:40am

What is the difference between the Test series between India and Australia and the Australian Open when it comes to quarantine arrangements?

Short answer = Nothing both groups of international sportsmen and women are required to quarantine. The fact that some of the tennis players and/or officials have Covid19 on landing in the country is incidental.

Now if your issue is letting sportsmen and women into the country before stranded AU citizens your anger needs to be directed to the Federal Govt and its Slow-mo prime minister. The pandemic started 12 months ago and our responsibility ducking PM is still to accept his legal duty and arrange proper Commonwealth run quarantine centres.

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Stok Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 11:13am

I can assure you Guysmiley, that's where my frustration is directed!

I don't firmly sit on the side of open borders or for closed borders (probably learning a little bit towards open borders, or at least being more transparent for a plan to re-open borders). But - I am firmly on the side of consistency! If we're bringing in sports teams, we should be bringing in all returning citizens, residents and even visa holders who call Aus home!

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truebluebasher Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 12:18pm

AO repatriation of Covid -19 From Dubai to Victoria....Mercy Mission in full flight.

Impossibly AO repeat the Covid transmission of Players & VIP Hanger ons.

AO welcome their 3rd Cargo of Covid...again from Dubai. (Worked the first time!)
AO Covid Tally has served up 8 cases...(Note 2 (Players) of 8 cases were rejected)

To be fair AO saved another Match Point with Andy Murray (3 of 9 cases rejected)
The Scott lucked the Sports Bet swab...[+] Bummer...(Andy is not pissing himself!)

AO First round sees 3 plane loads of Players poked into Penthouse Crawl Spaces.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australian-open-rocked-by-th...

AO has denied Players equal Warm Up + Coach Time for a fair play tournament.
Matchplay is compromised by Haves & Have-nots pre Tournament Court Access.
For mostly this reason, there is talk of a boycott...Leading to a list of Demands!

Gotham City 'Ransom Demands' by Covid Party Host...The Joker.
https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-issues-list-of-demands-...
https://www.tennismajors.com/news/australian-open-news/three-planes-infe...

This Summer's Tennis Fever was running behind but is now catching on real fast.
VIP Sports have rekindled Norm's fav' Sport of writing 4 Letter words to the Ed.
Not talking about those colourful Hawaiians blackening Aussie Cricket sledging.

Vic's Own Goal Party Leader just called Aussie Open Champ Stan a 'Foreign Flog'!
https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/mp-tim-smith-under-fire-over-offensive...
Renewed interest in the sport as Vic's queue outside Rod Laver Arena waving Tennis Racquets.

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velocityjohnno Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 1:18pm

The Sport must flow.

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san Guine Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 1:37pm

Lock them out! Lock them out!

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happyppl Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 1:41pm

Guysmiley, correect border control federal responsibility.

Same as "ruby princess" fiasco, feds knew of contamination from prior c and ruise and allowed to leave for second cruise, came back 3 days early ...etcetc.

2009 a pandemic plan sorted at "gabfest" organised by feds, all state health, police and associated ministers etc attended, every 3years reassesed.

Rule nos 1, once WHO declares pandemic the feds are in charge of borders .

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happyppl Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 1:50pm

Rule nos 2 no international arrivals allowed...full stop!

Obviously the ruling classes and rellies and mates are exempt, criket and tennis.

George orwell "animal farm" " all creatures are equal" the pigs later added "except for some" (me thinks)

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velocityjohnno Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 1:55pm

Some animals are more equal than others - is the quote, I think

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san Guine Monday, 18 Jan 2021 at 2:07pm

Quite an amazing, quasi prophetic book, Orwell wrote this anti-Stalinist satire, but its message is a constant of any generation or political period.

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truebluebasher Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021 at 1:03pm

/\Q [+] /\O Flights 1/2&3 Covid Cases
Players 5 (def) Flight Crew 2
Entourage 5 (def) Coaches 2
Media have reported 14 [+] Tests during 2021 /\ O.
/\O [+] Players (*received Ban)
UK -*Murray / US - Sandgren + *Kudla / Arg- *Cerundolo / Today's Mystery Player

Quarantine Tennis Rally is so outrageously cool & funny... "Go Gurlz..."

/\ O Type [+] Cartoon ...Laugh yourself to Death...Aussie Legend ...he's Back!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Er6jDVcVEAIMq1W?format=jpg&name=large

Tomic's Tennis Wag cops "So many death threats" over Bad Hair Day Joke.
"Would never wash my own hair & now have to wait 2 weeks for a hair dresser!"
"Tennis VIP Uber Eats Exemption won't come after 10pm on w/e..." C'mon!

/\OQ -Day 4 Trick shot is way Hotter than a centre court covid spray.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9161311/Australian-Open-Tennis-...

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Supafreak Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021 at 5:47pm

I’m sorry but I actually laughed when I watched this, especially the chick that had to wash her own hair . Good to see some of them making the most of it and being inventive. Just a bit curious if anyone was tested before boarding the flight ? What’s the procedure for people returning home to Melbourne from Sydney ? Old Dok needs to count his blessings especially after the stunt he pulled last year when covid first interrupted tennis.

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truebluebasher Thursday, 21 Jan 2021 at 2:09am

/\O Riddle Time (Who here thinks Dan is in Control of /\O ?)

Howard's Health Minister Michael Wooldridge stole $5m Health Money & had to go.
Now he's Lib's #1 Health rorter with Aspen (Who's Aspen?)
Govt pays Aspen $1.3b to spread Covid from Cruises / Planes / Hotels to Age Care
Ruby outbreak / Artania / Swissotel Yep! Superspread all the Classics!

Guess who's Liberally spreading Coronavirus from 4 Planes thru Jane's Hot Hotels.
/\O Quarantine is by Crown CEO Jane Halton also Scomo's Hot Hotel Boss.

What's New with Aspen superspreading this Crisis.

Overseas /\O Qualifier Cases never figure on the /\O Spread Sheet...(Shh!)
/\O Flight Crew need not appear on the Score Board...can rub them out also!
What about Delaying Test Results to Spread more Covid to all on the court.
Positive Players are allowed to play on in order to rig results for the Boss. (True)
Shedding is Now Super Cool > Positives can -Compete / Fly / Q / Train / Play!
Shedderz can now officially deduct from yer tally...(True) Aspen are doing this!
Shedderz can fast track & hurdle Quarantine.
Health said passengers from the '4th Plane' case weren't asked to Isolate?
Aspen dodge bullets & superspread until media pull them up! (New Gold Standard)
Will Aspen trace crew virus or Nations that the 4 planes superspread...(Fuck it!)
Notice that a Player handled Plane's Stair Rail (Renowned filthy viral Hot Spot)
No instructions on touching deadly Red hot spots without gloves.
Renowned Aspen carelessness wins acclaim as Platinum Standard. (A sick joke!)

Nobody will notice those Cyber Fence wrist bands the Player's are trialling...Shh.
Umpire Jane Faults Players when they breach...Beep Beep! [ Exterminate ]
So these Cyber Wrist Bands are being trialled for Aussie Gigs & Work Places...durr!
Does it hurt, do you cop a fine, lose pay or job, get evicted...or divorced?
Well, should hope so...why else would Scomo Trial them...
https://aboutregional.com.au/aspen-medical-to-distribute-new-contact-tra...
https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/the-wearable-device-...
Have spotted a few on Practice Courts + on a few players in Hotel Rooms...
Unsure as to who requires them or Trials them...(Shedderz or Iso?)
This Vid shows a few...Pause [3:17] to see the E Prisoner Vibe goin' on.
Pro Tennis Players (Wrists) are a robust test for Mosh Pit wrist band read outs.
(Tricky!) Select Video: [5:43] "This is how we protect the community." Ok!
https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-players-brilliant-approach-to-h...

tbb is just saying...there's a lot more goin' on here & Dan is once again the Fall Guy!
Note it was Scomo who fired up & shot across the bow at anyone who touches /\O.

The Media don't tell us shit about Tennis Games / WHO Lab / Pfizer Deaths...
They ain't got the guts to rip apart this $Billion No rules No Tax Aspen Lib' rort.
We know what we gotta do...just blame Dan for the wrist bands...way too easy!

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truebluebasher Friday, 22 Jan 2021 at 7:45pm

Oz Open...
Media report 10 cases, the reality is 14 then Tiley halves it down to 7 covid cases.
Tiley shedderz clear the list & reckons they're back superspreading the courts.

1) The 3 original players that /\O banned from playing namely Murray are watching.
2) Murray has not forfeited his spot in the Comp & may yet be the only fit player?
3) Murray may shed Quarantine to rock up on the day onto centre court...huh?
https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/andy-murray-australian-open-te...
4) The other 2 may question why Tiley banned them but not the others in Oz?
5) If many /\O Qatar players are 'Shedding' then how many spreading there & here?
6) Qatar are spiking new cases since /\O Comp...Does Oz Govt -/\O-Media care?
Do Libs "Aspen" trace there own deadly strain in Qatar? (As usual, don't look back!)

Making up new laws as you go is fine, as long as others can use the same backdoor.
Oz jaws will drop if Murray blows out the candles...so wot just happened?
Just when you think it's gone off the rails it creaks & groans as it goes off the cliff.

Should've just played 'Footy Tennis' for the VIP Quarantine upgrade...
Boofs get 100 Pub breach Credits + Drug Runner Pass + Get outta Jail free Card
Oz Wagz get a brand new Island resort & Pool Boy for each fingernail manicure .

Footy Boofs : How come we never got that stinky undies suffocation upgrade?
Footy Wagz : How come we weren't offered that Rat infested Tennis Bitch hair do?

Check out Oz Boof Rock Star Quarantine (vs) THEM the Aliens.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9140803/Indian-cricketers-cramm...

Tennis Chix are not worthy of Wagz Quarantine Pamper Packs.
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/26/12/32407076-8665891-image-a-53_1...
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/01/19/21/38218374-9165099-image-a-15_1...

Oz public : "Don't waste our precious Aussie air on Posh Tennis Slagz." Go Wagz!
Posh Euro Trash can just pay Scomo the $1400 for a balcony, like the rest of us!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-19/hotel-quarantine-guests-charged-u...

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truebluebasher Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 at 1:23am

If any crew still think States run Hot Hotel then ask why is Scomo stopping Qld?
PM is screaming for more Quarantine options > Oz Repat & Farmers

Qld / WA want out of OZ Hot Hotel lockdowns for a Regional Quarantine Plan...
https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7096487/toowoomba-named-a...
Libs Scomo & NSW won't let any State break free of their Hot Hotel Rort!
https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/7095579/remote-quarantine-plan-spa...

Vic are OK with Qld's Plan.
Human Rights : " Yes Please ... Let the Human's breathe!"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-22/coronavirus-qld-hotel-quarantine-...

Qldurrz share another Quarantine Plan. ( Few will know of it! )
Not a dig at the states but rather the cost sharing arrangements is the hold up.
Also this Plan only launched in October so needs a review before any wide support.

1st Oct - "The International Quarantine Plan" (As said currently only in Qld)
https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/seasonal-work-covid19/resour...
PLS : Pacific Labour Scheme
SWP : Seasonal Worker Programme

Costs
*Qld Govt Health + Border Force cover Airport Entry fees.
*Farmer pays for Total Quarantine Cost & Govt services.
*Zero Cost Quarantine for Foreign Work Force
(Yes! Free Quarantine for foreigners!)

Pretty much what crew expect...The Farmers pool to charter a full PLS Direct Flight.
Cairns/Bne -temp* > NPPC Regional flights ( Re: Darwin hosts PM's rent a slave )
Farm Bus must have on board WC to save a Toilet Stop on route.
Private or Site visit GP Tests from days 1 > 3 >10 negative to clear Quarantine.
If Positive then isolate + a reset 14 days for remaining contact group.(Blah! Blah!)

(The 'Working Farm' doubles as a Quarantine Facility + On site Sleep Quarters)
The idea has merit as future schemes may be flexible to barter the quarantine cost.
Dan is under pressure to rework this into Foreign Students fees in Vic Uni quarters.
Tip : PM has hinted 2nd term arrival for foreign students > Q Plan is needed!

Here the Farmer's choice is limited to 2 options...(1) Slave Master (2) Slave Master

(1) Farmer Lives, Works & Quarantines with Pickers & Farmhands during Harvest.
He can still yell, scream & whip them & shoot at folks who breach Quarantine.

(2) Need a Pervy Backpacker cam for yer Rape Dungeon + withhold 2wks pay.
Pretty much business as usual but without the beatings & yelling...(Tuff Gig!)

Cohorting
Each Planeload > is a separate Quarantine Harvest with own Quarters.
One flight can separate but Several Flights can't congregate.(re: Q reset)
The support security staff operate as an adjunct that supports rather than engage.
This affords flexibility of crews to separate or team to address random Quarantine.

Pro Cult leaders would align Teepee communes with Crystal healing stations.
Pretty much the Job Description requires self sufficient Green Tech communes.
2021 should rollout an industry of Safe Havens / WC mini buses / Village gardens.
Could be a good thing as Farms can't access City utilities so each would innovate.
Most importantly each Farm would need to recycle each Quarantine...Clever stuff!

Qld / Oz could get this right & by sheer size & low covid...could lead this field.
There is no doubt that flexible low cost Quarantine is the Future & Oz can do this!
This weds Oz Healthy natural innovation & Love of Nature (Perfect Oz Brand!)
Pop Up Eco Quarantine doubles as essential frontline to Scomo's **StarShots* *

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truebluebasher Monday, 25 Jan 2021 at 12:58am

/\O Tennis Chix : " Please save us from the Mutant Invasion! "
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/24/c_139693265.htm

Dutto : "Whatever...STFU Rape Penthouse Sex Slaves!"

Vikings : "We'll save our svelte vixens! Out of our way Mr Potato Head Pimp!"

Quick whizz up the /\O porthole to the negative charged Dubai Mutant Mother Ship.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/denmark-suspends-uae-flights-amid-do...

Euro Tennis Chix cheer on ye old school hammer time Mutant Contact tracing.
Vikings seal the /\O Mutant Porthole & steal Aussie's Thunder & Headlines. Sorted!

PM : "Yeah! Yeah! Thanx Vikings for making me look even more stupid & pathetic!"
Dutto : " Just reconfirming the (Lego Ban) in all Kindys from Monday. "
PM: "Apricot Danish (fark'n drool) is at risk if these Hero Viking Raids persist.

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seaslug Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 at 6:07pm

China is enforcing strict new measures, including ANAL swab testing, as COVID-19 cases surge ahead of Lunar New Year, a time of high travel for the country.

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san Guine Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 at 6:37pm

Ha Ha Seaslug,
Funnily (or maybe not so) though, we do rectal swabs on all ICU admission and discharges in Vic, as per DHHS guidelines. We're actually screening for VRE (vancomycin-resitant enterococcus).

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truebluebasher Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 at 6:34pm

Overrule on /\O Umpire's controversial 4 day extra Court Hire.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/australian-open-2021...

Covid Superspreader Shedder swans Centre Court with 4 days jump on rivals.
Unsportsmanlike or just plain Batshitcrazy...

CDNA (Umpire) rules Shedderz Hot Hotel release after 3 days clear on Day 10 test.
Haven't got the heart to tell the experts it still takes 7- 20 days to ID a Mutant.

Oz Mutant Tour Lay Days
Note Oz guarantees Mutant Vax but still struggles to ID one!

WA 16th-20th Dec Tests > 5th Jan = (20 days) to ID 3 UK Mutants
Qld 22nd Dec Test - 29th Dec = (7 days) to ID the 1st SA Mutant.
Vic 26th Dec Test -Qld 5/7th Jan Test > 9th Jan = (14 days) Interstate Mutant.
Qld 29th Dec Test -7th Jan = (9 days) to ID Mutant Cleaner
NSW 30th Dec Test - 7th Jan = (9 days)to ID Mutant Mothership 6x UK / 4x SA.

National Cabinet voted to lockdown the Mutants.
6th Jan Vic' > CDNA updated Shedder rule to Lockdown 'Mutants' for 14 days.

Vic /\O -(15th-23th Jan) = (8 days) to ID 3x UK Mutant Tennis crew
Vic /\O -(21-28th Jan) = (7/8 days) -(?) > P Badosa (Mutant or Baseline Grunter?)

So what if Mutant's are in our Beds before their plane lands.
Oz Mutant 10 day Test result exposes our Airlines fake 3 day / 30min Tests
Not one Airline can guarantee a Vax Pass or 3 day test against 50% + Mutants.

tbb knows little of such, so is definitely not trying to be smart about this...
Only know that it takes 5x as long to ID the most contagious variant? (That's news!)
So why are Media withholding this vital news from Vax / Test / Quarantine debate.
Consider if all new tests take 5 x as long ...that's a Mega staff shortage for rollout.
About time we had that Mutant Talk! Is this why the UK / Europe came to a Halt?

Mad Professor's Covid 'Cycle Threshold' for PCR tests (The Lab tests).
0- 12 CT = Neutral Read
12-15 CT = Peak Covid (ICU) Say yer prayers.
25 CT = 70% viral (35% will lead to death)
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Authorities regard these Shedder Spreaderz as less of a risk than Zero Cases.
31 CT = 6% viral (Disease Plateau) or Hot Hotel Day 10 Shedder Release.
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One last peekaboo before being charged with insubordinate "Covid Test Tabling".
38.4 CT = (Cough) Still not Clear of virus...
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Old School advanced tech that's way too honest for Covid Era.
40-44.9 CT = Borderline Contagious zone (Pollies slip dust covers over this gear!)
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Junior Scientist Lab Test kit...now Alien tech buried in bunkers beneath Area 51.
45 CT = 0% Negative (All Clear) Covid Test was confiscated for being too sciency.
https://www.swellnet.com/comment/700938

Footnote : Old Chart was geared for Ye Olde Person's Covid & needs ramping.
All new strains are more contagious so Day Ten release is now seen as criminal.

How sporting that sickest player who locks up rivals is rewarded prime Court Time?
Superspreader Mutant serves up pet food to his Rape Dungeon Penthouse Pets.
Oz Tennis survival challenges > Heat exhaustion > Bush Fires > Rape Penthouses.

PS: /\O allowed [+] Qualifiers to play until a dead rubber was certain (fixed).
Delaying 2 Test Results knocked out 3 spots so Aussie advanced into Main Draw!
The players are right to question & can point to all level /\O Covid Test corruption.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-12/australian-open-player-receives-c...
Time to Go ... Aspen!

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velocityjohnno Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 at 5:51pm

Fam informs Perth to go into lockdown, kids' Perth mates come on the livestream with air-raid sirens going on in the background (mildly amusing), could be an uber problem on this one,

D'oh.

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I focus Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 at 6:07pm

Super markets and bottle shops have gone nuts... oh well we have had a golden run.

No word on surfing rules yet but allowed 1 hr of exercise.

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fitzroy-21 Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 at 6:27pm

I was just speaking to my brother who lives north of Perth and he laughed telling me his local supermarket was already bare of toilet paper and other essentials. Humans are seriously fucked in the head.

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seaslug Sunday, 31 Jan 2021 at 7:14pm

F21, luckily I brought a 1000 rolls of snapper wrapper yesterday, selling them out on the curb for $10/roll. Also have buckets of emergency use eucalyptus leaves on sale.

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Supafreak Monday, 1 Feb 2021 at 5:29am

You guys will get on top of it , seriously some better options for quarantine facilities and locations need to be looked at .

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Spuddups Monday, 1 Feb 2021 at 5:35am

WA had been the quiet achiever of this pandemic. I reckon they'll get things under control pretty quickly.

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Stok Monday, 1 Feb 2021 at 10:22am

Come on Spuddups...don't credit them for their painfully excessive usage of state border controls.

As for being a quiet achiever...well...they've been the lucky ones so far. And that's what 99.997% of it is - luck. Hotel quarantine is a gamble, a fairly safe one, and something which is becoming safer, but it aint water tight.

Interesting to see that basically no lock downs/outbreaks have come as a result of state border travel - it's all failed quarantine and coming in from overseas. I'm no advocate for closing the international border anymore than it already is. In fact, I'd like to see it relaxed, but with better quarantining and testing.

Still...as a Victorian all I can say is you're welcome. The state's have quite well adopted the 'go hard and go early' strategy which is yet to fail, and surely a lesson learnt from the Melbourne story. Don't worry Perth, it'll be over before you know it!

I doubt I'll forget that faithful month of July 2020 when we started with localised lockdowns of Melbourne suburbs....followed by whole city at Stage 3....followed by masks, curfews and 5km travel limits. I can't quite remember the specifics but I feel we were essentially locked down from mid July to end of October...with about 8 weeks of strict lockdown thrown in, and weeks of uncertainty over when (or if) it would ever end. Makes me chuckle everytime I see the media storm whip up over these tiny little lockdowns of just a handful of days!

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I focus Monday, 1 Feb 2021 at 12:27pm

@Stok "Come on Spuddups...don't credit them for their painfully excessive usage of state border controls."

The issue with WA that Federal and State Liberals contently avoid is that the states mining / oil and gas is under pining Australia's wealth regardless if people like it or not.

Any of those sites get a single COVID case that's the end of that shift and the money train stops.