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My understanding is PCR testing prior to arrival to Australia is an Australian government requirement and the only reason Vanuatu / Samoa / Tonga are exempt from pre-departure testing into Australia was getting a PCR test in these countries is very difficult i.e. the Fijian government isn't...

Half my family are from NW Germany (Near Wesel), and I've spent a fair bit of time around Germany. The northern part of Germany is flat, great for cycling but as far as walking goes it is nowhere near as dramatic as the south. One of the more scenic areas near Frankfurt is Rudesheim, the Rhine...

An opening date in QLD is only for the border, otherwise everything else is carrying on and if you're not living in the GC isn't a constant daily reminder. At the end of the day we are due to hit 80% dd in 8 weeks, we come in a week or 2 or 3 earlier, the "she'll be right mate" attitude isn't...

First dose QLD slightly higher than NT and WA, 2% lower than SA.

Construction is booming on the GC, property prices up 20% within FY21, mainly driven by refugees from Vic / NSW. Other areas are similar, with the housing / building market picking up. Those directly associated with tourism (hotels / tour operators) are struggling obviously, but other areas...

First one - Alcatraz Second one - LA?

I get an African vibe (The dirt, tropical vegetation, the bonnet + bullbar). Not Southern / Eastern as most drive on the left. I can see the the reflection of "First Aid Ki" there, so I'll take a punt and say Kinshasa (DRC). Edit- Dajop probably right (Kigali)

The first link you posted mentioned what I said 'Nature reports the study as showing the vaccine’s efficacy declined to 90% after 30 days, 85% after 60 days and 78% after 90 days. AstraZeneca’s efficacy began at 69% a fortnight after the second dose, falling to 61% after 90 days, the journal...

I haven't been on the tilt train in a few years, but my parents use it occasionally. Based on when I need to pick them up / drop them off at the station, I would say delays in the hrs are common but QR don't publish data their state network for on time performance so it's hard to quantify. On...

Lasts longer? Both drop in efficacy, Pfizer still higher against Delta though after 6 months.

The SA solution (and WA) is ridiculous. 14 days at home, fully vaxxed, with your phone charged on you at all times basically, lest you miss a random call for a facial ID request and a visit from the police. We are already trialing at home quarantine in practically every state (close contacts)...

No surprise. 5 weeks ago Gladys declared a national emergency with 130 cases. I doubt a 'thanks' is coming though.

Otzi in Bolzano?

I wouldn't get too down about it, what they they are describing sounds very similar to a FIFO camp, of which similar proposals adjacent to Towoomba airport have been suggested for years (well before COVID) to support works in Surat basin. The latest articles are suggesting a gov. lease...

How many people have died in NSW since July, including a 16yo boy? Yay NSW! Incredibly poor taste to be celebrating an outbreak claiming the lives of people daily.

OK, this will be my last post on this because this isn't my day job, but if you honestly think that small area of people north of the Tweed / south of the border is celebrating because Gladys and the local MP are standing up for NSW sovereignty and the ability to travel to Ballina, for a...

I mean, Gladys also could have done a number of things as well. I wouldn't expect any less from a NSW Nationals MP. Nonetheless, we'll let politics get in the way.

Of course that's how it is, but reducing the issue to "har har AP" is ignoring the reality of the situation. Splits will happen regardless, it's what makes most sense socially and economically. It's not interesting, just a completely different context for Albury Wodonga, if there was a Gold...

Why would people in Tweed travel over an hr south to a town of 26k? It's not some people, it's the majority. The vast majority of those living just inside NSW are accessing services / work / infrastructure in the Gold Coast, a city of over half a million. Hell the QLD electricity grid also...

Although the QLD CHO mandated this for nursing and midwifery students, for a private organisation like Qantas this is not something that they could take on lightly (or quickly). There's issues like vaccine availability, timeframes, exemption processes etc. which don't make it any easier for a...