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Huntley Mitchell 18 May 2021
Virgin Australia has been forced to defend the importance it places on the health and safety of passengers, following a controversial speech by the airline’s CEO.
Speaking at Queensland University of Technology’s Business Leaders’ Forum yesterday, Jayne Hrdlicka said the narrative needed to change around COVID-19 in Australia as the country continues to roll out its vaccine program, according to the uni’s media centre.
“We can’t keep (COVID) out forever,” she said.
“We’re all going to be sicker than we ever have been in the past because we’re not exposed to the viruses and challenges that the rest of the world is dealing with, so we need to get the borders open for our own health and for the economy (once vaccinated).
I
last spoke to some of you in mid-March.
That was an
opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary 12 months, but
also to reflect on how the future was shaping up.
In
what has truly become a sign of our rapidly-changing times,
even eight weeks later much has changed, and we can add even
more thinking and learning to how we shape the next 12
months.
Today I want to touch on that thinking, but
I’ll also speak to some of the wider challenges facing New
Zealand in 2021, especially as we head into the
Budget.
Last week on Mother’s Day I found myself in
I last spoke to some of you in mid-March.
That was an opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary 12 months, but also to reflect on how the future was shaping up.
In what has truly become a sign of our rapidly-changing times, even eight weeks later much has changed, and we can add even more thinking and learning to how we shape the next 12 months.
Today I want to touch on that thinking, but I’ll also speak to some of the wider challenges facing New Zealand in 2021, especially as we head into the Budget.
Last week on Mother’s Day I found myself in Dunedin.