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National response to outbreaks long overdue
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February 15, 2021 10.00pm
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LOCKDOWN 3.0
National response to outbreaks long overdue
Jewel Topsfield’s article (“Mixed feelings as Victorians tackle the third lockdown”, 15/2) was testimony to the fact that our state government appears to know of only one way to manage risk: by shutting down everywhere and hoping for the best. It is profoundly lazy, lacks nuance and is essentially an admission of failure.
Unlike NSW, which in December at 30 new cases in a day still did not feel the need to crush livelihoods by imposing a statewide lockdown, the Victorian approach is akin to solving a domestic rat problem by bulldozing the whole house.
Country held to ransom by Coalitionâs blockers
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February 11, 2021 â 10.00pm
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CLIMATE TARIFFS
Country held to ransom by Coalitionâs blockers
How long did Morrison think the world would wait for Australia to take climate change seriously (âClash on green tariff bidâ, 11/2). The UK parliament declared a climate emergency almost two years ago in May 2019. Australia will lose every which way if we donât get on board with the transition. It is well past time for Morrison to show some leadership and bring the blockers in his party and the Nationals into the 21st century. They are holding this country to ransom, wasting valuable time, trying to stave off the inevitable.
Itâs always all or nothing
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Itâs always all or nothing
January 2, 2021 â 10.00pm
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Itâs always all or nothing
It is always all or nothing with the Labor Party. It has totally dropped its policy of abolishing franking credits to people who do not pay tax (âââRetiree taxâ dumped as Albanese eyes electionââ,
There was a groundswell at the last election to have a more nuanced approach in that the franking credits could have been capped at say a maximum of $20,000. But no, the gun-shy/policy-shy Labor Party throws out what was in theory a good policy because of this all-or-nothing mindset.