grasshoppermustard
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Maybe we should have an Australian general thread, election is coming up and it's nice to chat with other Australians who aren't normies.
The Australian totalitarian megathread - She won't be right mate.
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The Valeyard
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Mark McGowan sparks outrage as he launches a 'COVID ARMY' that will go door to door and test Aussies for the virus with new technology still to receive TGA approval
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A Covid detection force will go door to door in Perth this weekend and conduct random testing amid fears Omicron is lurking undetected in the community.
About 875 people are expected be tested over the next two weekends as part of a collaboration between the Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University.
Belmont, Bassendean, Claremont and Melville are among the suburbs health workers will visit as part of the testing blitz, the Western Australian government confirmed.
The process will take about 30 minutes and involve taking saliva samples from voluntary participants and processing them using a new technology called LAMP.
The technology - which stands for Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification - can process test samples in bulk but has not yet been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
LAMP tests can be used for 'screening purposes' only and those who test positive will need to get an official PCR test to confirm their result.
The announcement of the new testing plan, which is designed to pick up the level of undetected Covid in the community, drew a mixed reaction from the state's residents, some of whom said they wouldn't even open their door to the testing teams.
'Not coming on my property,' one wrote on social media.
'Not interested - it's invading our privacy,' another said, while one WA resident questioned whether health workers had the authority to go knocking door to door.
'If I'm not showing symptoms I'm not doing a test,' one said.
The program is entirely voluntary.
WA is likely just a few days away from its Omicron peak, Premier Mark McGowan says, with the state recording 7,151 new cases and one death on Thursday.
The latest Covid-19 related fatality is that of a woman in her 80s, bringing the toll during the state's Omicron outbreak to six deaths.
There are 140 people in hospital with the virus, including four in intensive care.
'We expect that we're a few days away from our caseload peak. Our hospitalisation peak will come after that,' Mr McGowan said.
'But I think what this shows, certainly the low hospitalisation rate and the low rate of ICU (cases), is that our preparedness and our high first, second and third dose vaccination rates have paid huge dividends."
Another woman in her 80s whose death was announced on Wednesday had been an aged care resident who was already receiving palliative care, Mr McGowan said.
A decision on easing level two restrictions, including capacity limits at private homes and public venues, will be made in the coming weeks.
'I'm very keen for level two to be reduced back to level one but we'll just see how we're tracking towards the end of this month,' the premier said.
The hardline state leader opened his state's border to domestic and international travel on March 3 after shutting it for two years to keep out the virus.
He had previously cancelling a planned reopening date on February 5 until WA's own outbreak rendered the issue moot.
But Mr McGowan warned he could again slam the border shut if another Covid strain emerges.
'You can never guarantee these things,' he said as he opened the border, even while claiming he didn't 'any intention whatsoever' of actually doing it.
'Obviously, if another strain comes along that is deadly or a different illness comes along, or something of that nature, no government can guarantee that.
'And I'll just remind you all: the Commonwealth Government put in place a border around Australia as well, and every state in Australia actually at one point in time or another had borders in place.'
Mr McGowan insisted WA's reputation was not dented by 697 days of hardline border restrictions, which was contrary to the national reopening plan.
'Our reputation will be as the safest jurisdiction in the world, that handled Covid the best in the world,' he said.
Mr McGowan said the approach had been further vindicated by new figures showing WA's domestic economy grew by a nation-high 6.6 per cent last year.
His 50 per cent capacity limits for major venues have been criticised by legendary Australian rock band Midnight Oil, while artists such as Missy Higgins, Birds of Tokyo and Jimmy Barnes, have expressed doubts they can perform under such conditions.
Midnight Oil said in a statement: 'Western Australia announced outdoor concerts crowds are capped at only 500 people for at least the next 4 weeks.
'As such our show at Nikola Estate on March 26, and basically every other big gig in WA this month, will not be able to proceed as planned.'
Mr McGowan has announced a further $72million in compensation, including grants of up to $50,000 for businesses facing reduced turnover.
He acknowledged the new rules would not be tightly policed but said there had been high levels of compliance during the pandemic.
The premier emerged on Thursday from a week in self-quarantine after returning from Sydney, where he was required to appear in the Federal Court to give evidence after being sued for defamation by billionaire Clive Palmer.
It emerged during the trial Mr McGowan had privately described Mr Palmer as 'the worst Australian who's not in jail'.
The premier also exchanged friendly messages with media mogul Kerry Stokes, whose daily newspaper variously depicted Mr Palmer as the movie villain Dr Evil, a cane toad and a cockroach.
Mr McGowan denied having gone into isolation - which is no longer required given the borders are open - to avoid questions about the messages.
He refused to answer when asked if his relationship with Mr Stokes was appropriate.
'The very strong advice I have from my lawyers is I cannot comment on matters that were before the court... before such time as a judgment is handed down,' he said.
Mr Palmer is suing Mr McGowan for defamation, claiming public comments - including labelling the Queensland businessman the 'enemy of the state' - had damaged his reputation.
The premier has lodged a counter-claim that he was defamed in several of Mr Palmer's interviews and statements.
Mr Palmer had sought up to $30 billion in damages over a 2012 decision by the former Liberal state government not to assess his proposed Balmoral South iron ore mine project.
About 875 people are expected be tested over the next two weekends as part of a collaboration between the Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University.
Belmont, Bassendean, Claremont and Melville are among the suburbs health workers will visit as part of the testing blitz, the Western Australian government confirmed.
The process will take about 30 minutes and involve taking saliva samples from voluntary participants and processing them using a new technology called LAMP.
The technology - which stands for Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification - can process test samples in bulk but has not yet been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
LAMP tests can be used for 'screening purposes' only and those who test positive will need to get an official PCR test to confirm their result.
The announcement of the new testing plan, which is designed to pick up the level of undetected Covid in the community, drew a mixed reaction from the state's residents, some of whom said they wouldn't even open their door to the testing teams.
'Not coming on my property,' one wrote on social media.
'Not interested - it's invading our privacy,' another said, while one WA resident questioned whether health workers had the authority to go knocking door to door.
'If I'm not showing symptoms I'm not doing a test,' one said.
The program is entirely voluntary.
WA is likely just a few days away from its Omicron peak, Premier Mark McGowan says, with the state recording 7,151 new cases and one death on Thursday.
The latest Covid-19 related fatality is that of a woman in her 80s, bringing the toll during the state's Omicron outbreak to six deaths.
There are 140 people in hospital with the virus, including four in intensive care.
'We expect that we're a few days away from our caseload peak. Our hospitalisation peak will come after that,' Mr McGowan said.
'But I think what this shows, certainly the low hospitalisation rate and the low rate of ICU (cases), is that our preparedness and our high first, second and third dose vaccination rates have paid huge dividends."
Another woman in her 80s whose death was announced on Wednesday had been an aged care resident who was already receiving palliative care, Mr McGowan said.
A decision on easing level two restrictions, including capacity limits at private homes and public venues, will be made in the coming weeks.
'I'm very keen for level two to be reduced back to level one but we'll just see how we're tracking towards the end of this month,' the premier said.
The hardline state leader opened his state's border to domestic and international travel on March 3 after shutting it for two years to keep out the virus.
He had previously cancelling a planned reopening date on February 5 until WA's own outbreak rendered the issue moot.
But Mr McGowan warned he could again slam the border shut if another Covid strain emerges.
'You can never guarantee these things,' he said as he opened the border, even while claiming he didn't 'any intention whatsoever' of actually doing it.
'Obviously, if another strain comes along that is deadly or a different illness comes along, or something of that nature, no government can guarantee that.
'And I'll just remind you all: the Commonwealth Government put in place a border around Australia as well, and every state in Australia actually at one point in time or another had borders in place.'
Mr McGowan insisted WA's reputation was not dented by 697 days of hardline border restrictions, which was contrary to the national reopening plan.
'Our reputation will be as the safest jurisdiction in the world, that handled Covid the best in the world,' he said.
Mr McGowan said the approach had been further vindicated by new figures showing WA's domestic economy grew by a nation-high 6.6 per cent last year.
His 50 per cent capacity limits for major venues have been criticised by legendary Australian rock band Midnight Oil, while artists such as Missy Higgins, Birds of Tokyo and Jimmy Barnes, have expressed doubts they can perform under such conditions.
Midnight Oil said in a statement: 'Western Australia announced outdoor concerts crowds are capped at only 500 people for at least the next 4 weeks.
'As such our show at Nikola Estate on March 26, and basically every other big gig in WA this month, will not be able to proceed as planned.'
Mr McGowan has announced a further $72million in compensation, including grants of up to $50,000 for businesses facing reduced turnover.
He acknowledged the new rules would not be tightly policed but said there had been high levels of compliance during the pandemic.
The premier emerged on Thursday from a week in self-quarantine after returning from Sydney, where he was required to appear in the Federal Court to give evidence after being sued for defamation by billionaire Clive Palmer.
It emerged during the trial Mr McGowan had privately described Mr Palmer as 'the worst Australian who's not in jail'.
The premier also exchanged friendly messages with media mogul Kerry Stokes, whose daily newspaper variously depicted Mr Palmer as the movie villain Dr Evil, a cane toad and a cockroach.
Mr McGowan denied having gone into isolation - which is no longer required given the borders are open - to avoid questions about the messages.
He refused to answer when asked if his relationship with Mr Stokes was appropriate.
'The very strong advice I have from my lawyers is I cannot comment on matters that were before the court... before such time as a judgment is handed down,' he said.
Mr Palmer is suing Mr McGowan for defamation, claiming public comments - including labelling the Queensland businessman the 'enemy of the state' - had damaged his reputation.
The premier has lodged a counter-claim that he was defamed in several of Mr Palmer's interviews and statements.
Mr Palmer had sought up to $30 billion in damages over a 2012 decision by the former Liberal state government not to assess his proposed Balmoral South iron ore mine project.
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The liberals are so pathetic in WA they will utterly fail to take advantage of the multiple free kicks they've been given here
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I'm going to assume that you live in Melbourne, and watch "The Project".
Zarael
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Thats cool but I'm still not getting the clot shot.
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The Skeptical Tomato X5
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just confirms my thesis that westoids are all mentally ill
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My other half had to be jabbed for work, so he's double-jabbed but despite the nagging I told my work to lick my nutsack because it's not mandatory for my job so they'd be imposing it on their own responsibility.
We both just had covid. He had it first, I got it after and we both recovered in a couple of days, was like having a mild to moderate dose of the flu but a very short duration.
Given that the jabs landed my other half in hospital, and he still got it anyway, and in the end having covid meant just taking a couple of days off work vegetating in front of the TV with a mild fever and then it really makes no sense to risk that jab unless you're in a frail state and the flu would be a worry to you.
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I'll put this here.
Just remember.
China LIES.
China STEALS.
China eats EVERYTHING.
Just remember.
China LIES.
China STEALS.
China eats EVERYTHING.
Montalbane
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Covid was literally a nothingburger.
If you believe this was about public health you're retarded.
If you believe this was about public health you're retarded.
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Is there any where left in Australia that allows you to work without the clotshot? I may have to get novavax but I'm still concerned about the long-term effects of that shit too
I'm sure your heart normally bleeds for our indigenous population, sweetie....
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Everywhere seem to be pushing it creepily in lockstep with the propaganda, but if it's not mandatory you can tell them to fuck off - I haven't had to have it yet.
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Of course I do, they are fascinating from an anthropological standpoint and a vital part of the diversity of the human race.
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Mate from down south sent me this. The border restrictions in Tasmania have basically lifted, so no more coof camps. Masks are still required for workers and booster shots for aged care workers. Also the only reason I know an election is coming is due to the increase in political junk mail I get.
So if we're turning this into /auspol/, what are the governments, state and federal, chances of retaining power ahead of elections?
Tassie is Liberal till 2025, so they have some time,
Queensland is likewise Labor till 2024.
The three big ones however are the Federal election in May around the 21st, the NSW state election around this time next year in 2023 and the Victoria state election in November.
My guesses for all of these are the Liberals will lose and Albanese takes over with Labor. Or the Libs kick Morrison out (about time) and try to salvage the party and manage to hang on through another election cycle.
The Victorian election could go massively against Dan's labor because all the liberals would have to do is show people getting bashed by police. There could be sentiment for labor though and allow him to retain power, especially those in inner Melbourne that support lockdowns. The NSW elections are a year out so the state liberal government has time to ease restrictions and distance themselves from their shit behavior in 2021.
I'm just spitballing here, don't take this as actual analysis.
So if we're turning this into /auspol/, what are the governments, state and federal, chances of retaining power ahead of elections?
Tassie is Liberal till 2025, so they have some time,
Queensland is likewise Labor till 2024.
The three big ones however are the Federal election in May around the 21st, the NSW state election around this time next year in 2023 and the Victoria state election in November.
My guesses for all of these are the Liberals will lose and Albanese takes over with Labor. Or the Libs kick Morrison out (about time) and try to salvage the party and manage to hang on through another election cycle.
The Victorian election could go massively against Dan's labor because all the liberals would have to do is show people getting bashed by police. There could be sentiment for labor though and allow him to retain power, especially those in inner Melbourne that support lockdowns. The NSW elections are a year out so the state liberal government has time to ease restrictions and distance themselves from their shit behavior in 2021.
I'm just spitballing here, don't take this as actual analysis.
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Crystal Head Reloaded
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Between Victoria being predisposed to voting labor, the vic libs being incompetent and the cult of personality Andrews has amassed for himself, I don't see him being at any risk of losing the election. He'll govern until he retires
Super-Chevy454
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That's if he don't die of an heart attack, cancer, accident, drowning (it happened to Aussie PM Harold Holt in 1967) or being hit by a "truck of peace".
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Harold Holt did not drown.
He was kidnapped by a Russian submarine and taken to China and held as a political hostage.
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Dictator Dan's worst enemy is the stairs, hopefully one day soon they will finish him off.
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I heard he was harpooned by one of the US subs that were stationed off Australia's coast back then. He was in the way of the yanks building more military bases in Australia and was calling for a Royal Commission as to how much influence the CIA had on members of Parliament after he suspected that there were members from both Labour and Liberal who were on America's payroll as well as Australia's - which, if you need reminding, is a treasonous offense - and was calling for the entirety of Parliament to be shut down and investigated.
Russia and China had zero motivation or means to knock off Holt. The CIA, on the other hand, needed him out of the way; and there was a US naval presence still around at the time, including subs. They knew when and where he often went swimming and they knew he often went alone. So the Americans killed off Holt and then pointed the finger at the Russians to throw off suspicion from themselves. And the rest of the cowards in Parliament went along with it - some as not to piss off the yanks, other's because they didn't want to be found out for working in the interests of a foreign nation (America).
But that's just the rumour I heard.