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I think the National Cabinet has decided that the distribution will first go to healthcare professionals, followed by aged persons and people working in critical sectors. I would say if Pfizer can provide 10 million doses from March, and millions from AstraZenaca possibly from January, we could...

I suppose there is a degree of over-reaction there. From a high amount of tests, they were only able to pick up 2 cases yesterday and 0 cases today. I think it shows SA has little confidence in their system and they need to rely on lockdowns to contain it. Between now and Easter, where...

It will be apparent to have a false declaration if we temporarily close automatic border clearance and ensure ABF officers check stamps. If you are in Singapore in past 14 days, there should be stamps indicating when you come in and out of Singapore, and that is the best evidence of you had...

I could, especially with Hong Kong-Singapore ATB, I could go back to Hong Kong without quarantine, provided I do tests in Singapore and stay for 14 days. Yet as an expat, and my work will require F2F contact, it is not able to come back to Australia which is the key issue. As an University...

True. At this stage, if you open Singapore, then you are opening to Hong Kong, mainland China, Vietnam and NZ. But having said that, I think this could ease the pressure of hotel quarantine as those citizens will have to stay in Singapore for 14 days before arrival. Perhaps universities should...

Singapore will be another safe bubble partner. 8 days with no community cases already.

Same here. Antidepressant and antipsychotic meds are required to calm me down for these negative thoughts for not able to travel overseas. I am worried that the internal borders are one of the reasons for a failed travel bubble discussion. If even some states don't have confidence for other...

Getting stuck in Australia is like living in hell. If we are to give up hope for international travel, mine as well commit suicide. Even though I have Australian citizenship, because I am not PM of Australia, I don't treat this country as home, and so as many here who are desperate to go back...

Exactly right. Our borders are closed just because our politicians want to keep their jobs. Vaccines are here, they are getting approved. So where is the plan to reopen the borders?

The R value will never go down in the US, because many people like me will refuse to be vaccinated over something just a little worse than the flu. Death rate for youngsters from Coronavirus is only 0.2%, which is lower than traffic accidents. Better drive carefully than to suffer the pain of 2...

My tolerance is running out. I would say the first vaccine dose is injected as per roll out, the time travel ban needs to be scrapped and we can leave the country. I don't care whether people can get the vaccine or not, as it is found, borders should be open. You don't get the vaccine in time...

Vaccines have been found. Why travel ban still?

https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6210216829001 Skynews has an interesting article about overseas travel and I quote in particular: So once again we see the goal post get shifted again. First they say when a vaccine is found (which now 2 have been found to date) Then they say when a vaccine...

I think it is time for Australia to move on and establish travel bubbles with Singapore and Hong Kong, so that NZers will envy about how Australia has been successful in living with COVID and how incompetent the NZ Government is.

If they don't have the capacity, systems or processes, then why don't they copy those from NSW, which has the gold standard? Couldn't they ask help from ADF or Federal counterparts for additional support? If they don't have confidence, then does that mean those states are just 'inferior' and as...

The thing is that as our politicians are playing chickens, it brings a lot of uncertainty to families and businesses who needs to run on a contingency plan and as a result our economy suffers. I think our state politicians seriously need to learn how to live COVID safe and able to manage any...

A lot of families are being separated and scattered by borders just because of these arbitrary decisions made from politicians, especially state politicians who only focus to keep their own jobs and does nothing to give hope and actually solve the problem. Should we open our borders to NZ...

Why wait until vaccine? Even a vaccine is available I gravely fear that those politicians will move the goal post and say we need to have vast majority vaccinated. Seriously, I think we should wait no more. We need to live with COVID and bring our life back to as normal as possible. This virus...

Then slam shut your WA borders then. I would rather to see WA borders shut than Australians not able to travel to NZ, Singapore and Hong Kong, those countries with very low Coronavirus transmission, so that we can reunite our families. Moreover I wonder why Australian government has been so...

I wondering as SA is recording some COVID-19 minor outbreaks, whether it has set back the discussion of a travel bubble between Australia and NZ? We are due to have honeymoon around Christmas and we are longing for the launch of travel bubble that we can take a break from Australia. Moreover...