Fix quarantine system, then resume the flights
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Fix quarantine system, then resume the flights
Plans are afoot to accept international arrivals into Melbourne again (The Age, 6/3). But what has changed? Despite the Coate inquiry, we are still hearing about breaches in quarantine hotels, quarantine staff working across several venues, inadequate training and personal protective equipment, and communication lapses (The Age, 6/3). The contact tracing system is still not working consistently. And has ventilation in the quarantine hotels been audited?
A threat to informers and media freedom
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JULIAN ASSANGE
A threat to informers and media freedom
UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US to face espionage charges on the grounds of his mental health and the regime under which he would be jailed there (The Age, 6/1). This is a relief and it reasserts some measure of faith in the British justice system.