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Wealth gap driving division Dismiss Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Alan Moir It is clear that Donald Trump and his followers are deluded, unhinged and a danger to democracy. As Peter Hartcher says (‘‘Democracy is a mindset – the US is losing it’’, January 8) ‘‘the deepening bitterness, expressed in economic, race and cultural wars, is the acid eating away at American democracy’’. The gap between wealthy and poor has become more profound, as exemplified by the film Nomadland, which depicts homeless older people who are obliged to travel the US in search of menial jobs in order to survive. At the same time, the wealthy have grown their fortunes to a record of $10.2 trillion during COVID-19. Unless these injustices, and the greed of individuals and corporations are addressed in social policy terms, America is on the way to becoming a basket case. ....
We need the COVID jab now January 2, 2021 12.05am Normal text size Advertisement If Britain, America, Canada, Israel, Chile, Belgium, Argentina and many other countries are already rolling out vaccines for COVID-19, why is Australia sitting back and waiting (‘‘New entrant in vaccination race’’, January 1)? When are we going to see some proactive approaches implemented by our national cabinet and scrap leaving it all to individual state governments to deal with? It’s more than time that state governments either introduced vaccinations themselves or utilised the national cabinet to get the ball rolling. Other parts of the world will be vaccinated while Australia is still dithering. We want vaccines in Australia and we want them now. ....
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Exemptions for cabin crew elevate risk level We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Exemptions for cabin crew elevate risk level December 19, 2020 12.04am Normal text size Credit: Is this another dangerous misstep in our battle against the coronavirus? According to the Premier, the source of the northern beaches outbreak is from overseas and not an existing community strain (“Northern beaches cluster reaches 28 cases”, smh.com.au, December 18). How can this surprise us when flight attendants working on international routes can apply for exemptions from Australia’s 14-day hotel quarantine program? They can then quarantine at a private residence of their choice; they simply have to provide a written declaration swearing they have not shown COVID-19 symptoms. As at least half of COVID-19 cases are symptomless, this is surely a recipe for disaster. ....