All true.
I wonder how many of those comparing about 'red tape' also complain about foreign ownership of Australian assests (which cannot be reduced without 'red tape').
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I wonder how many of those comparing about 'red tape' also complain about foreign ownership of Australian assests (which cannot be reduced without 'red tape').
Disagree on the World Cup final. There were 3(?) Known cases in Vic at the time, the risk of transmission was minuscule, and anyone coming to Vic for the final would have already been here.
It was a week before the Grand Prix, and the rugby which Morrison had to be shamed from attending, and a lot changed in that week.
The GP should have been cancelled a lot earlier- by the sounds of it it was a financial decision.
Of course we need the proper checks and balances.
The question is do we just apply another hurdle and then another without checking if all the existing checks haven't already covered this area. It may be that several checks individually cover parts but then another check is added that covers the same ground.
I am not saying slash red tape just because. I am for reviewing the requirements and asking why we are doing it this way and is there a way to streamline the requirements. Might be these cant be changed but if we can streamline the process and get these projects moving quicker, especially in the next few years, we wont have the dual problems of big debt repayment and high unemployment payments.
I don't think you lose your right to make political comments just because you are a public servant. This is not simple as you are likely to have information which is not normally made public, but you are still a citizen with the usual right to comment on political issues of the day. Would be interesting if this got tested.
Brodders, at the time I could see little problem with the World Cup Final. The problem is, and we only really know this with hindsight, we didn't really have enough information at the time. A week was a long time as the virus started to spread so the Grand Prix was a quite different situation even just a week later. The one thing we should have done earlier and you could see it at the time was close borders with the USA. We went ok closing borders with China but the USA had cases ramping up quickly even with inadequate testing.
The red tape on things like mining projects is not just a case of getting things going quicker. The red tape has to have the ability to stop projects if they are not beneficial or if there are problems which can't be resolved. With mining you certainly have to ask questions about how much we get from these projects: they employ some but not that many people, they do support some local economies, we get stuff all in royalties compared to a lot of other countries. Is being a quarry really a good economic strategy?
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Agree the failure on the GP was scomos fault as we know the VIC's follow his advice to the letter.
Good to know Dan puts the financial considerations before the health ones (at times). Strong leadership is hard to find.
Do you think what she tweeted is helpful? The best way to draw attention to the current circumstances and challenges facing indigenous Australians?
Maybe it gives some pause to think but personally I don't think it does much but build resentment in many that had nothing to do with what happened 250 years ago. Surely there are better ways of drawing attention to disadvantage?
How schools in every state and territory will be handling coronavirus in term two
By the end of this week, all schools across Australia will have started term two, but in very different ways. Here's how every state and territory will be operating amid the coronavirus pandemic.
www.abc.net.au
Different to VIC
SA - An open letter from SA Chief Public Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier said the low levels of COVID-19 meant "there is no need for school closures in this state, at this time".
QLD - Queensland schools also reopened last week, with remote learning currently in place for at least the first half of term two, until May 22.
NT - All students in the NT are expected to physically attend school, unless they are unwell.
NSW - The NSW Government's plan is to stagger a return to face-to-face classroom teaching through five phases.
WA -
But the WA Government has said the choice to send children to school or not lies with families, and distance education packages and resources or online remote learning will be provided to any student who is kept home.
Year 11 and 12 students have been "strongly encouraged" to attend school for face-to-face classes.
Health Minister Roger Cook said WA is acting on the medical advice received "both nationally and locally" which suggests "a very low public health risk, both to children and to teachers".
"The low viral load on a lot of young people with this particular virus means the child-to-adult contraction is a very low occurrence," he said.
"But I understand people are anxious and that's why we've said parents may choose whether they send their kids to school in this particular period of time."
Same as VIC
ACT - It says "at this stage, it does not know" when face-to-face learning will recommence, but ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said remote education would be in place "for the whole of term two".
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Dr Annaliese van Diemen has 3000 Twitter followers, and what's the bet she's picked up 2000 or more of those since the Outraged Right picked up her tweet and shrieked it from the rooftops. There are plenty of things to be outraged about, her opinion on Captain Cook is not one of them.
This did just get tested but Danny is allowing it because she did it "on her day off".
To start term 2 the following states are not encouraging face to face teaching- Vic, TASMANIA (you forgot them), NSW (in 2 weeks students will be encouraged 1 day per week), Queensland (may change in 3 weeks) and the ACT.
How schools in every state and territory will be handling coronavirus in term two
By the end of this week, all schools across Australia will have started term two, but in very different ways. Here's how every state and territory will be operating amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Different to VIC
SA - An open letter from SA Chief Public Health Officer Professor Nicola Spurrier said the low levels of COVID-19 meant "there is no need for school closures in this state, at this time".
QLD - Queensland schools also reopened last week, with remote learning currently in place for at least the first half of term two, until May 22.
NT - All students in the NT are expected to physically attend school, unless they are unwell.
NSW - The NSW Government's plan is to stagger a return to face-to-face classroom teaching through five phases.
WA -
But the WA Government has said the choice to send children to school or not lies with families, and distance education packages and resources or online remote learning will be provided to any student who is kept home.
Year 11 and 12 students have been "strongly encouraged" to attend school for face-to-face classes.
Health Minister Roger Cook said WA is acting on the medical advice received "both nationally and locally" which suggests "a very low public health risk, both to children and to teachers".
"The low viral load on a lot of young people with this particular virus means the child-to-adult contraction is a very low occurrence," he said.
"But I understand people are anxious and that's why we've said parents may choose whether they send their kids to school in this particular period of time."
Same as VIC
ACT - It says "at this stage, it does not know" when face-to-face learning will recommence, but ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said remote education would be in place "for the whole of term two".
it will be interesting to follow how all states re-open schools.
Goodesy can say the same thing becase if you criticise him, you're a racist. This poor little self-hating privileged white *smile* has nothing.
I live on Victoria St and the junkies dont worry me in the slightest. They are harmless. Yeah they look and carry on like zombies but who gives a *smile*. I'm much more wary of a group of blokes fired up on the *smile*, but thats legal so all good.
A relative of mine is a fire fighter at the richmond fire station. They are generally the first responders to OD's. He was anti safe injecting rooms but now says they are working as he attends far less OD's. But people are going to get continualy outraged about it cos thats what people do. Theres a lot of safe drinking rooms in richmond as well and Ive seen a lot more violence and innocent people effected by them.
I live on Highett & believe me there has been a lot more Fire Brigade & Ambulance activity around here the last 2 years since the room opened than the previous 5 years.
My daughter goes to the School next to the injecting room & she & her friends cringe when anyone mentions it, they see the damage from the school yard & hear the constant swearing / fighting/ wailing of the junkies from their class rooms
Go for a walk past it any time of day & you will see for yourself
Thats interesting cos the richmond firey's reckon theres been a major improvement. I walk past there all the time and all I see is drug *smile* zombies. Doesnt bother me in the slightest.
