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Attention #strandedAussies: I've just blogged an in depth analysis of figures showing that @ScottMorrisonMP gov flight caps are a disproportionate response to #COVID19Aus made worse by negligence #auspol https://estherrockett.com/2021/01/12/stranded-aussies-sacrificed-for-pandemic-politics-of-paranoia/
Importantly I show that the #strandedAussies crisis was avoidable. International travel stats show Taiwan and NZ protected their populations without stranding their residents overseas. Their quarantine capacity is over twice that of Australia's per capita #auspol
It's a long blog because I wanted all the info in one place. I provide a summary of the relevant #strandedAussies numbers in my conclusion. Throw em at anyone gunning for the #auspol governments' border overkill without the evidence to back it up
I also address fear mongering about the #COVID19 #B117 variant. It is much less of a threat in countries like ours that have a mandatory quarantine program & effective test trace isolate. The obstacles to #strandedAussies' return are unjustified #auspol https://estherrockett.com/2021/01/12/stranded-aussies-sacrificed-for-pandemic-politics-of-paranoia/
Updated: for those who don't want to read the whole blog the summary with the critical numbers is in my conclusion. Please share. The #strandedAussies crisis boils down to an #auspol failure with devastating consequences https://estherrockett.com/2021/01/12/stranded-aussies-sacrificed-for-pandemic-politics-of-paranoia/#more-41133
Argument by fed @AustralianLabor leaders' that quarantine is a federal responsibility under #auslaw Constitution is a misrepresentation https://twitter.com/EstherRockett/status/1349997940895412226?s=20
Legal experts raise concern that *someone* competent must take lead on #COVID19AUS quarantine. Unlikely to be @LiberalAus fed gov. Instead we have bipartisan state & fed effort to avoid responsibility. #strandedAussies trapped by #auspol politics not virus https://twitter.com/EstherRockett/status/1350002144787591171?s=20
Preventing people from returning home is NOT a legit public health measure. It's a political cop-out from Commonwealth & states that endangers #strandedAussies, explicitly against @WHO guidance #COVID19Aus https://twitter.com/EstherRockett/status/1349287509486784512?s=20
Emirates cancelled most of its flights to Oz. Fed gov's fix won't make up for recent cuts to arrival caps. Plus Morrison gov continues to issue exemptions to exit. More Aussies depart than can return under these caps. #strandedAussies https://twitter.com/EstherRockett/status/1350338245058469894?s=20
@qantas repatriation flights not cheap & it's not easy to secure a seat. Carry approx 200 passengers but fares start at approx $2000 one way with many #strandedAussies paying $9000 per person. https://twitter.com/LiamSteel18/status/1321829329718939648?s=20
