Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[Port Power]

If you come back before Friday, you will need to isolate when you return to Perth.

I don’t have a problem with that.

 

[kamchatsky]

This is ridiculous ..... 5 days shutdown for 1 case. If this happens in NSW, Sydney would be continuously locked down for like 12 months!

So AP is locking down WA for 1 case, and she still wants the rest of us to pay for her madness?

 

[henrus]

- TAS will probably follow VIC

Not the case, TAS has been the 2nd...

Those who landed off QF1004 PER to HBA today have now been asked to self isolate and wait for further instructions.

We should turn this into a betting game... who will be next.

 

[Pushka]

SA has their finger hovering on the trigger
"Mr Stevens also said those who were holidaying or travelling in Western Australia should consider returning to South Australia as soon as possible." I'd say by tomorrow night.

 

[Must...Fly!]

I am currently in air on a QF flight from PER to MEL. A man across the aisle had heard about the new COVID case and I heard him asking the FA if flight was still going. This was 12:30pm. Obviously it was too soon for Victoria to have heard or made decisions. We took off. In flight WiFi, so I listened to Mark McGowan’s press conference. Most passengers will have no idea. We don't know yet if we can go about our business in Melbourne or if Victoria wants us to quarantine for 14 days. My sister in Melbourne is keeping an ear open. If Vic wants 14 days quarantine, which is their right, then I hope I can fly home immediately or on the next available flight. I can hardly visit my mother in aged care, which is the purpose of this trip.

I live on the other side of the city to the security guard and went nowhere he or his family did. I was at work in Joondalup all week. Nevertheless I respect whatever decisions will be made. I just hope it’s not a tit-for-tat reaction. We saw how far and quick the Black Rock case went, so we cannot be too careful.

I just hope I can fly back home to Perth.

Edit: flight arrives 6:20pm Melbourne time

I suspect you will be OK, possibly a test on arrival and self isolate until negative. Hopefully for you and others on board.

This is ridiculous ..... 5 days shutdown for 1 case. If this happens in NSW, Sydney would be continuously locked down for like 12 months!

So AP is locking down WA for 1 case, and she still wants the rest of us to pay for her madness?

She can well and truly get stuffed. Wants everyone else to pay for her crazy decisions.

As should all the other premiers. These closures are insane.

 

[jakeseven7]

Not the case, TAS has been the 2nd...

Those who landed off QF1004 PER to HBA today have now been asked to self isolate and wait for further instructions.

We should turn this into a betting game... who will be next.

Damn!

I did pick trigger happy QLD to go first though which is so ironic since hours ago QLD was begging for other states tax payers to bail out our local tourism industry hit hard because of our trigger happy border decisions like.... this one. You could not write a black comedy this farcical

Actually if it was possible shut your state border to yourself then WA would have been first

 

[henrus]

Actually if it was possible shut your state border to yourself then WA would have been first

Well, they've sort of done that. The same G2G pass people use to get into WA will be used to get in/out of Perth.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Damn!

I did pick trigger happy QLD to go first though which is so ironic since hours ago QLD was begging for other states tax payers to bail out our local tourism industry hit hard because of our trigger happy border decisions like.... this one. You could not write a black comedy this farcical

Actually if it was possible shut your state border to yourself then WA would have been first

Well they did shut the internal borders first!

 

[MelMel]

Damn!

I did pick trigger happy QLD to go first though which is so ironic since hours ago QLD was begging for other states tax payers to bail out our local tourism industry hit hard because of our trigger happy border decisions like.... this one. You could not write a black comedy this farcical

Actually if it was possible shut your state border to yourself then WA would have been first

Well it wasn’t official but he did suggest everyone lock WA out - 2 hours ago

 

[jakeseven7]

Well it wasn’t official but he did suggest everyone lock WA out

Travel INTO WA

 

[Must...Fly!]

Travel INTO WA

Yep

He asked all premiers/chief/prime ministers to restrict travel in to WA from their jurisdictions

Seriously, this guy will free himself of responsibility at any turn.

It is no business of any other state who attempts to enter WA and from where. It's scary that governments think they can ask for that level of control.

 

[jakeseven7]

Did WA’s invisible CHO actually appear at any point?

All I’ve seen referenced is the police chief and their Premier....

 

[TheRealTMA]

I suspect you will be OK, possibly a test on arrival and self isolate until negative. Hopefully for you and others on board.


She can well and truly get stuffed. Wants everyone else to pay for her crazy decisions.

As should all the other premiers. These closures are insane.

Lockdowns affect some people adversely, pandemics affect everyone significantly. We have a very open society here in QLD now with very very or no local restrictions. We are pleased that this is the case. Sympathy to the very few affected, but better than many of us infected. Sorry.

 

[OZDUCK]

Did WA’s invisible CHO actually appear at any point?

All I’ve seen referenced is the police chief and their Premier....

Yes he appeared and gave a brief run-down on the situation and took questions.

 

[antycbr]

The WA Gov were pretty cagey about the implications for FIFO which has been one of the reliable earners for VA/QF/QQ etc.

At least most of the airlines hadn’t gotten around to scheduling additional MEL and BNE to PER. SYD is still dirty of course. This will minimise disruption to the airlines but prolong their pain.

 

[henrus]

The WA Gov were pretty cagey about the implications for FIFO which has been one of the reliable earners for VA/QF/QQ etc.

At this stage FIFO is supposedly stopped as well, the ABC is now reporting the following:

"FIFO workers in the lockdown regions will not be permitted to travel to work in other parts of the state for the five-day period.

FIFO workers currently in other regions outside the lockdown zone, for example the Pilbara, have been instructed to remain where they are."

Noting that about 2 hours ago they said FIFO is ok and now they (the WA gov) have changed their minds.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Lockdowns affect some people adversely, pandemics affect everyone significantly. We have a very open society here in QLD now with very very or no local restrictions. We are pleased that this is the case. Sympathy to the very few affected, but better than many of us infected. Sorry.

It's largely the same in TAS, VIC, NSW, SA, NT and WA until a few hours ago.

Government taking whatever steps they feel necessary is one thing, it's quite another to be asking others to pay for it.

 

[dajop]

So wasn’t one of the lessons of the Victorian second wave that those working in HQ should be paid well enough that they don’t have to and must not work a second job?

 

[RooFlyer]

So wasn’t one of the lessons of the Victorian second wave that those working in HQ should be paid well enough that they don’t have to and must not work a second job?

Yes and that was implemented in Tasmania. Although at the time they said they couldn’t force people not to take a second job, for reasons I didn’t understand.

 

[Must...Fly!]

So wasn’t one of the lessons of the Victorian second wave that those working in HQ should be paid well enough that they don’t have to and must not work a second job?

You could pay some people a million dollars, they would still use their day off to work another job for some more money.

As my brother put - pay me $50,000 tax free and I will happily live in the hotel and provide whatever security services necessary for an extended period - his idea, 4 months. Iron clad guarantee he will not take another job, given he is locked in like everyone else.

Good idea, I say, if one case means a ridiculous 5 day lockdown of millions of people.