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Skilled Migration / International Wage Slaves Students likely to follow early in new year. Not so great news for many in the Tech Industry :)

ScoMo confirming this only applies to PR/Citizens/Immediate Family+Parents to start with, which is a sensible approach given internal controls.

Surely the Feds will initially kibosh tourists coming in from 1 November (which is what DP wants)? Can't see how that will work with internal border controls still in place.

Vic Health Minister caught off guard. Appears the PM was as well.

The 11 is flirting with the curfew a little bit there..... Terrible for US East Coast travellers. And yup, looks like the old QF32 timing, which was perfect if your final destination was Sydney and you struggle to sleep on planes. At the end of the day, 787 to LHR in Y/Y+ - no thanks!

It's time for VicPol to stand down on the Murray.

In the interests of burning some points, I'm looking at a month off next September. Something along the lines of: SIN/HKG - 0.5 weeks EU 3 weeks Canada - 1 week All should hopefully be considered low risk from a Covid/Quarantine perspective. Given I'm using a J OW Award, I have a habit of...

So when Victoria inevitably overtakes NSW on daily cases, does a switcheroo occur at the DMZ?

DO NOT REMAIN CALM

Any chance OQA will get preserved somewhere? I know room is a little tight at YWOL

Good Q - Perhaps more relaxed HQ operational policies for Dom quarantine vs Int?

I get that's the political line, but if they weren't expecting 1000+ returnees, then the cap may look a little different. They're heading into an existing Quarantine hotel, not a new/temporary facility like Christmas Island As of today 89 pax, so let's say 60 Rooms, are gone from the HGC in...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-26/adelaide-community-rallies-behind-arrivals-from-afghanistan/100408620 Sounds like a stack of incoming from KBL will take up slots over the next month. I have conflicting views on this one!

I suspect she was gagged, and now has been proven right beyond any doubt, therefore has GB by the throat.....

I have zero sympathy for GB. This is entirely on her. She lost me when her strategy was simply advising people to "Exercise Common Sense". The writing was on the wall months ago! Say what you want about Dan, and I'm not a massive fan, but at least the rules are fairly clear cut when VIC puts...

At the pace our government is operating at, this will effectively turn into LTG for me :P

Should be a two way suspension then, albeit with 7 days notice on returnees to AUS

Bespoke Tech/Engineering, with no local agents skilled enough. They are happy to do their 14 days in Hotel/Airbnb Quarantine, but that doesn't cut it apparently.

A number of my colleagues from SYD & MEL have been denied Special Skills Exemptions for a major time-sensitive construction project in Tassie, despite no suitable resources available locally. I told them to source a Pacific Islands passport and offer to pick fruit at $3 per hour, given the HBA...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-11/kevin-rudd-australia-covid-pfizer-vaccine-supply-senior-execs/100284902 Wow. Should be enough to bring a government down!