Below this post is a live commentary thread on local and regional elections in the United Kingdom from regular guest contributor Adrian Beaumont; I myself am overdue for new posts on late counting in Tasmania and the looming Upper Hunter by-election on May 22, so stay tuned for those over the next few days. Other than that:
• A report by Max Maddison of The Australian suggests the pendulum may be swinging back to a federal election sooner rather than later, due to “the turmoil of the start of the year dissipating and the rate of vaccinations slowly increasing”. This is said to be reflected in the New South Wales Liberal Party’s commencement of preselection proceedings this week for 13 seats, for which nominations will close on May 21.
• The Age reports that Victoria’s Supreme Court will today consider a last-minute bid by ten unions to prevent the Labor national executive from choosing a candidate for the new federal seat of Hawke on Melbourne’s north-western fringe. The national executive had been expected to vote today to endorse former state secretary Sam Rae as part of a deal between elements of Rae’s Right faction, notably federal front-bencher Richard Marles, and the Socialist Left. This freezes out the rival Right forces associated with Bill Shorten and the Australian Workers Union, who favour the rival claim of state minister Natalie Hutchins, who is also invoking the cause of affirmative action. The legal action seeks to establish that the federal party organisation had acted improperly in taking over the state branch in response to the Adem Somyurek branch-stacking scandal.
• The Australian National University’s Centre for Social Research and Methods has published results from a survey of 3459 respondents on “attitudes towards and experiences of retirement and social security income during the COVID-recession and initial recovery”. Among other things, it finds 55.0% support for an increase in compulsory superannuation from 9.5% to 12% as per current legislation, with 20.8% thinking it should be lifted even higher. Only 20.4% said it should remain at the current level, and only 3.8% believed it should be lowered or eliminated altogether.
Among other things, it finds 55.0% support for an increase in compulsory superannuation from 9.5% to 12% as per current legislation, with 20.8% thinking it should be lifted even higher. Only 20.4% said it should remain at the current level, and only 3.8% believed it should be lowered or eliminated altogether
I’d love to see the age breakdowns for that survey.
I see nothing in the title thread. That there is turmoil in Vic ALP, but there is turmoil in LNP
Sounds like bias PB.
Health authorities are racing to investigate a new “double mutant” variant of concern from India that is rapidly spreading abroad and is at the centre of Sydney’s cases.
NSW’s chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, revealed yesterday that the Sydney couple who have tested positive to COVID-19 are the first locally acquired cases of the B.1.617 mutation, with fears at least one other person in the community is unknowingly infected.
“The rate at which (the variant) seems to be spreading in India suggests that it may be transmitted more efficiently than earlier variants of the virus,” University of Sydney virologist Megan Steain told The Sydney Morning Herald.
“Quickly performing contact tracing, testing and isolating people potentially exposed individuals will also be key to preventing spread in the community.”
Kay Setches, former Vic Labor MP, 76 years old is nominating for Hawke and encouraging as many Labor women as possible to do so, too.
If you put your hand up, there’s a group of women who will organise signatures for your nomination.
Dandy Murray says:
Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 10:13 pm
“…and the Warmies think China is going to change. I have a bridge to sell them.”
On this we largely agree.
The carbon tariffs coming down pipe will effect china if they don’t, same same Australia. I have no doubt USA and Europe are keen to introduce them.
This is a very interesting observation wrt the blood clotting side effect of the AZ vaccine:
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines and a viral vector based vaccine have been authorized for use in the US.
AstraZeneca’s viral vector based vaccines have been authorized for use in many European countries.
Numerous cases of bleeding disorders have been reported following SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
administration. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the US shows 200 cases of
platelet disorders following the vaccines. Such cases have also been investigated in Europe following
AstraZeneca vaccine administration. Prof. Pål Andre Holme of the Oslo University Hospital and Prof.
Andreas Greinacher at the University of Greifswald have independently found evidence for this being a
vaccine induced autoimmune disorder. Greinacher and others identified platelet factor 4 (PF4) as the
target of autoantibodies induced by the vaccine. Greinacher’s team have named it vaccine-induced
prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia (VIPIT).
Animal/plant/fungal/viral protein contamination of vaccines and the risk of them inducing autoimmune
diseases was predicted and world vaccine regulatory bodies were all repeatedly warned of the dangers.
Safety engineering processes such as design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) are still being
ignored in the vaccine industry ten years after the Pandemrix induced narcolepsy disaster.
We show plant proteins that contaminate the vaccines have high protein sequence homology to epitopes
known to be involved in thrombocytopenia, using Immune Epitope Database (IEDB) data and
BLASTP bioinformatics analysis. BLASTP match score range is 27.8-19.6. The score for the epitope
involved in Pandemrix induced narcolepsy was 19.7, in comparison. The conditions required for
inducing autoimmunity are immunization using homologous xeneogeneic antigens that are similar to
self antigens (plant proteins in this case) and costimulation of the innate immune system either by the
adenovirus, lipid-in-water emulsion or the mRNA in the vaccines acting as adjuvants.
Bleeding disorders are just the latest of numerous vaccine-induced diseases. For every individual
diagnosed with VIPIT, thousands will develop subclinical disease. Of course, VIPIT is not the only
autoimmune disorder induced by these contaminants.
You can read the whole paper here:
https://zenodo.org/record/4641693
Good morning Dawn Patrollers. This is Saturday Special length!
Two of the nation’s top policy experts, Bernie Fraser and Andrew Podger, have urged Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to dump at least part of his stage three personal income tax cuts and use the money to increase spending on aged care and other critical services.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/aged-care-before-tax-cuts-experts-say-budget-needs-revenue-not-tax-relief-20210506-p57peb.html
A newer variant of COVID-19 is believed to be circulating in Sydney, as the city is hit with fresh restrictions ahead of Mother’s Day weekend.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/restrictions-return-amid-search-for-new-variant-s-mystery-spreader-20210506-p57pjg.html
China has taken the first formal step towards severing government ties with Australia after more than a year of incremental trade strikes, veiled threats from the Chinese embassy and escalating attacks by Chinese state media, report Eryk Bagshaw and Anthony Galloway.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china-suspends-china-australia-strategic-economic-dialogue-indefinitely-20210506-p57phc.html
Beijing’s decision to suspend a high-level economic dialogue with Australia has no practical effect, but it conveys important information nonetheless, explains Peter Hartcher who concludes by saying, “Morrison is in no mood to back down; neither is Xi. The spiral remains downward. The political dialogue between the two governments is the dialogue of the deaf.”
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china-s-latest-move-a-mere-formality-as-xi-and-morrison-speak-the-dialogue-of-the-deaf-20210506-p57pn0.html
Beijing’s decision to end all contacts under the China Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue is the new normal in this now permanently troubled relationship, says Greg Sheridan.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/for-china-in-its-present-mood-too-much-abuse-is-never-enough/news-story/a85c504567307008355e0df280499fb8
We must say no to war with China – and understand the propaganda tricks taking us there, urges Guy Rundle.
https://johnmenadue.com/guy-rundle-we-must-say-no-to-war-with-china-and-understand-the-propaganda-tricks-taking-us-there-crikey-5-may-2021/
Michaela Whitbourn explains the legal stoush going on between Christian Porter’s and the ABC’s lawyers over the publication of each side’s submissions. There will be a critical court appearance today.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/porter-seeks-court-order-to-keep-parts-of-abc-defence-confidential-20210506-p57plm.html
Paul Karp also looks at these legal manoeuvres.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/06/christian-porter-moves-to-strike-out-major-sections-of-abcs-defamation-defence
In the latest chaotic scenes to erupt at the NSW State Parliament this week, Labor walked out en masse after Speaker Jonathan O’Dea kicked Opposition Leader Jodi McKay out of the house after she refused to follow his orders.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/follow-the-leader-labor-s-mass-walk-out-amid-question-time-chaos-20210506-p57pkb.html
According to Rob Harris, Scott Morrison has warned the National Disability Insurance Scheme will face further blow-outs unless new integrity measures such as the contentious independent assessments are implemented.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-warns-ndis-faces-billion-dollar-cost-blowouts-without-changes-20210506-p57plv.html
Annika Smethurst writes that Victorians should be shocked by the latest leaked hotel quarantine report which reveals months of bungles and mismanagement in the system when we were told it was fixed. Sloppy practices, untrained staff and poor hygiene standards should be of great concern to millions of Victorians still traumatised from last year’s lockdown. She reckons there has been a culture of cover-ups.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/culture-of-cover-up-puts-victorians-at-risk-20210506-p57pl5.html
A bitter contest for the outer-northern Melbourne seat of Hawke may be delayed after 10 unions went to the Supreme Court to stop the ballot from going ahead today.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/omnishambles-supreme-court-puts-brakes-on-labor-preselection-amid-gender-battle-20210506-p57phj.html
David Crowe explains how the federal government redirected cash from a $31 million safety program into a selected group of churches and cultural events after a key minister rejected department advice that ruled the projects ineligible. Jason Wood seems to be in the frame.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/government-diverted-cash-from-31m-safer-communities-grants-to-ineligible-projects-20210503-p57oem.html
Lisa Cox reveals that the NSW transport department has referred its own purchases of tens of millions of dollars in environmental offsets in western Sydney to the Independent Commission Against Corruption for investigation.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/07/nsw-transport-department-refers-its-own-western-sydney-environmental-offset-purchases-to-icac
Shane Wright writes that The Reserve Bank has conceded record-low interest rates are contributing to soaring house prices but warned governments and regulators it is their problem to solve as the central bank focuses on driving down unemployment.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/jobs-our-focus-not-soaring-house-prices-rba-20210506-p57pms.html
In 1990, Andrew Peacock promised tax cuts and smaller government. Now the Morrison government’s budget could just as well be delivered by a Labor government, sons the IPA’s John Roskam.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/modern-libs-don-t-believe-what-peacock-did-20210505-p57p8j
Euan Black outlines what we know so far about this year’s federal budget.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/news-federal-budget/2021/05/06/federal-budget-announcements-2021/
Michael Pascoe asks, “Where’s the pay rise to offset our labour shortage?”
https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2021/05/07/labour-shortage-pay-rise-pascoe/
According to Mark Ludlow, the Morrison government will announce a $58.6 million package in next week’s federal budget to help drive the gas-led recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/morrison-government-to-commit-58m-to-gas-projects-20210506-p57pj6
Yesterday Germany rejected a US proposal to waive patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, saying the greatest constraints on production were not intellectual property but increasing capacity and ensuring quality.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/germany-rejects-us-proposal-to-waive-patents-on-covid-19-vaccines-20210507-p57pon.html
Anthony Galloway and Rob Harris tell us that senior European officials are saying the move to phase out fossil fuels will reduce the income of oil-rich authoritarian states and ease geopolitical tensions.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/adopt-carbon-tariffs-to-reduce-income-of-oil-rich-states-europe-says-20210506-p57pdn.html
There is no time to lose in transitioning to a world run on clean technology but it will have its risks and obstacles, write two senior European lawmakers.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/europe-s-carbon-tariff-plan-will-trigger-a-race-to-the-top-but-there-will-be-tensions-20210506-p57pnw.html
Nick Bonyhady reports that one of Australia’s most powerful unions, the CFMMEU, is splintering as its leaders fight for control.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/one-of-australia-s-most-powerful-unions-is-splintering-as-leaders-fight-for-control-20210506-p57pj5.html
Vaccines require hundreds of products to make, with Pfizer’s has more than 280 ingredients, but the shortage of specialised plastic bags has become critical, explains Liam Mannix.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-a-worldwide-shortage-of-plastic-bags-is-choking-vaccine-production-20210506-p57phk.html
While nations including Australia debate the details of a temporary waiver of vaccine patents, dangerous variants mutate in raging outbreaks around the world, writes Bianca Hall.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/no-time-to-wait-as-world-debates-vaccine-justice-20210506-p57pdz.html
Anne Davies explains how New South Wales has been told to revise almost all of its detailed 20 water resource plans after they failed to pass muster with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and were criticised for failing to include input from Indigenous groups.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/07/new-south-wales-told-to-go-back-and-try-again-on-murray-darling-basin-plan-submissions
Latika Bourke writes that Marise Payne has given the strongest sign yet the controversial ban on flights from India – and harsh penalties to Australians who try to enter the country – will be lifted after the government has been stung by a fierce backlash.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/marise-payne-strongly-suggests-india-flights-to-australia-will-resume-after-fierce-backlash-20210507-p57poc.html
David Crowe reckons Morrison is learning all the wrong lessons from the travel ban backlash. He illustrates his point by saying, “This is what happens when politicians give themselves unchecked power: they eventually use it in the dead of night.” And blaming the media wasn’t smart, either!
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/scott-morrison-learning-all-the-wrong-lessons-from-travel-ban-backlash-20210506-p57plt.html
Our policy on India leaves us in a weird place, opines Waleed Aly who make several interesting philosophical points.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/our-policy-on-india-leaves-us-in-a-weird-place-20210506-p57pco.html
And Tony Wright declares that the Morrison government has ripped up a treasured contract between nation and citizen.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/morrison-government-has-ripped-up-a-treasured-contract-between-nation-and-citizen-20210506-p57phv.html
Michelle Grattan says that, by going too far in its effort to stop individuals using a third-country “loophole” to get home, the Australian government made it impossible to keep shut the direct flight pipeline.
https://theconversation.com/grattan-on-friday-unblocking-the-passage-from-india-160472
The India travel ban shows the government has given in to the hardline approach of state premiers not because it is necessarily right, but because it is politically popular, says Phil Coorey.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/can-t-beat-the-border-populists-so-the-pm-has-joined-them-20210506-p57pbu
According to Scott Morrison, it’s the media’s fault for focusing on the punitive elements of his travel ban, says the AIMN.
https://theaimn.com/morrison-blames-media-for-travel-ban-backlash/
In Australia, since the infamous 2001 Tampa ‘crisis’ the decline of the rule of law, often in the context of playing the race card, has been a disturbing feature of the political landscape. And the decision by the Morrison government to announce that it would use a draconian measure to fine and jail Australians who wish to return from Covid ridden India, marks a new low in that trend, explains Greg Barns.
https://johnmenadue.com/greg-barnes-covid-in-india-and-racism-in-australia/
The AFR’s editorial says that the India travel ban controversy must put large, dedicated quarantine facilities on the table so expat Australians, then students, tourists and skilled labour can be brought back.
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/make-quarantine-fit-to-return-the-stranded-and-open-border-20210505-p57p8i
A Queensland proposal to criminalise coercive control could be dangerous for vulnerable women, particularly First Nations women, some criminologists and advocates say.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/07/coercive-control-laws-could-harm-vulnerable-women-advocates-in-queensland-warn
Inequality in the Australian educational system has placed our nation far behind most countries while the Government ignores the situation, writes A L Jones.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/educational-inequality-in-australia-too-much-talk-is-never-enough,15056
It’s been 14 months since the ice inquiry and the Berejiklian government has done nothing. Meanwhile, vulnerable people’s lives are being destroyed, laments Will Tregoning who says the response to ice inquiry is close to contempt.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/berejiklian-government-s-response-to-ice-inquiry-close-to-contempt-20210506-p57pf2.html
Katina Curtis and Shane Wright tell us that historians are mystified why the government seems to treat Australia’s military history with reverence at the War Memorial but indifference in the National Archives.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/military-history-disintegrates-in-archives-while-war-memorial-reaps-cash-20210506-p57pfj.html
The Red Cross actively encouraged people it knew were infected with Hepatitis C to continue to donate blood in defiance of basic principles of blood safety. As set out by World Health Organisation guidelines, a safe blood donor is healthy and has no risk factors for HIV or other infections. Knowingly including infected blood into a therapeutic setting is a basic breach. Elizabeth Minter reports Part II of the infected blood scandal investigation.
https://www.michaelwest.com.au/red-cross-defied-basic-principles-of-blood-safety-by-recruiting-hepatitis-c-infected-donors/
Aside from the moral obligation to protect our endangered flora and fauna, the Government would do well to consider the economic value, writes Sue Arnold.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/the-economic-benefit-of-saving-our-environment,15054
Vessels from Britain’s Royal Navy and French police boats patrolled on Thursday near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen angry about losing access to waters off their coast gathered for a maritime protest. The irate mariners set off flares and entered the island’s main harbor, in the first major dispute between France and Britain over fishing rights in the wake of Brexit.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/french-fishermen-gather-boats-in-post-brexit-license-protest-20210506-p57po5.html
Peter Stone writes that former prosecutors are saying the extraordinary FBI raid on Rudy Giuliani’s New York apartment and office has sparked debate about what criminal charges Giuliani may face, and it signals a widening criminal investigation into his Ukraine drive to help Trump in 2020 by sullying Joe Biden.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/06/rudy-giuliani-doj-raid-trump-prosecutors
Cartoon Corner
David Pope
Cathy Wilcox
Alan Moir
David Rowe
Matt Golding
Jim Pavlidis
John Shakespeare
Peter Broelman
Some gifs from Glen Le Lievre
https://twitter.com/i/status/1390173755926712320
https://twitter.com/i/status/1390085391680561158
Mark Knight
Johannes Leak
Andrew Dyson
From the US
Will Gladys be attacking the liberal party government in South Australia ,for putting restrictions on those who come from Sydney
I doubt it
C@tmomma @ #6 Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 7:14 am
That is not a peer-reviewed “paper”, it is self-published personal speculation backed by a bit of non-original data-base dredging. It has nothing to do with Holme or Greinacher’s separately published work on PF4 Abs & what is now called TTS. It is junk.
Has tasmania got a majority government yet ?
Good news, says Morrison. Repatriation of Indian Australians will commence after May 15th. Happy cheers all round.
Then he says that there will only be one planeload per week, down from two previously. Seriously?
rhwombat,
So you don’t think that excipients in the AZ vaccine are inducing an autoimmune reaction to the vaccine?
So, to the best of your knowledge, what is?
Signed,
Someone who is obviously not an expert in these areas 🙂
lizzie @ #NaN Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 7:32 am
Has he rescinded the threat to jail people who find another way home? Because that is what is getting up people’s noses.
This virus mutates fast! (I guess they all do when given the opportunity 🙂 )
The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India in October. It was initially dubbed a “double mutant” variant, because it had two key mutations in the region of the genome responsible for helping the virus bind and enter cells.
However, University of Sydney virologist Megan Steain said the name can be misleading, as all variants have mutations and this so-called “double mutant” variant is actually now up to 10.
The couple have tested positive to B.1.617.2, the second of three subvariants of the variant.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/restrictions-return-amid-search-for-new-variant-s-mystery-spreader-20210506-p57pjg.html
One good result of the pandemic is that the RNA set of vaccines have gone from speculative wannabe treatments in hamsters to a few companies with highly efficacious Covid vaccines, who at the same time are flush and growing flusher with money. The technology can be applied to other thorny vaccine-able challenges – everything from rabies to HIV to prostate cancer.
And we are about to get another RNA kid on the block.
‘In early 2020, dozens of scientific teams scrambled to make a vaccine for Covid-19. Some chose tried-and-true techniques, such as making vaccines from killed viruses. But a handful of companies bet on a riskier method, one that had never produced a licensed vaccine: deploying a genetic molecule called RNA.
The bet paid off. The first two vaccines to emerge successfully out of clinical trials, made by Pfizer-BioNTech and by Moderna, were both made of RNA. They both turned out to have efficacy rates about as good as a vaccine could get.
In the months that followed, those two RNA vaccines have provided protection to tens of millions of people in some 90 countries. But many parts of the world, including those with climbing death tolls, have had little access to them, in part because they require being kept in a deep freeze.
Now a third RNA vaccine may help meet that global need. A small German company called CureVac is on the cusp of announcing the results of its late-stage clinical trial. As early as next week, the world may learn whether its vaccine is safe and effective.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/health/covid-vaccine-curevac.html?action=click&module=Science%20%20Technology&pgtype=Homepage
From lawyerly
“Judge ‘troubled’ over fairness of $112M Robodebt class action settlement
The judge overseeing the Robodebt class action has raised concerns about the fairness of a $112 million settlement in the case, which will provide no financial benefit to some group members and will extinguish their rights to make claims against the federal government.”
Troubled is normally the precursor to satisfied
From the smh
Are they really mystified?
Zerlosays:
Friday, May 7, 2021 at 6:57 am
I see nothing in the title thread. That there is turmoil in Vic ALP, but there is turmoil in LNP
Sounds like bias PB.
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Ignorance is bliss.
Cat I think rhwombat words should be taken seriously, there is enough vaccine hesitancy without it being fueled with bullshit.
The Blueprint Institute mentioned in this article:
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/aged-care-before-tax-cuts-experts-say-budget-needs-revenue-not-tax-relief-20210506-p57peb.html
Where they commented thusly:
In other words, keep the tax cuts for the rich and get rid of the tax offset for the lowly-paid.
Upon looking further into it, as I hadn’t heard of them before I found out that they are a home for former Liberal and Nationals MPs:
https://www.blueprintinstitute.org.au/our_people
Fancy that!
frednk @ #NaN Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 8:14 am
For sure. I asked him for his opinion as to what he thinks could be instigating the coagulant effect wrt the AZ vaccine then? 🙂
The India ban – behind the scenes – so true…
https://twitter.com/markhumphries/status/1390266079302148097
sprocket_
mRNA vaccines have also been great for antivaxxers. A whole new vista of 24k bullshit claims opened up for the feckers. Bill Gates, Soros, genetic engineering us, hybrid humans blah blah blah. A couple of sample headlines
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Thanks BK for the Dawn Patrol.
https://alpnatmicro.linas.net/notonyourside
On strike until we get promised dedicated Upper Hunter thread
Eddy Jokovich
@EddyJokovich
Tasmania Liberals still one seat short in that massive convincing landslide victory the media duly reported last weekend. Any minute now… #auspol
🙂
Frednk @ #5 Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 7:03 am
As someone posted last night (wtte) “always back the horse named self-interest”.
China is no different. Even Australia will eventually come to realize it.
Morning all and thanks BK for the bumper morning roundup. On Covid vaccines, if Hunt had any brains he would be talking to the USA and this group about extra supplies of RNA vaccines ASAP. At last week’s rate of vaccination we won’t be done till this time next year.
“Now a third RNA vaccine may help meet that global need. A small German company called CureVac is on the cusp of announcing the results of its late-stage clinical trial. As early as next week, the world may learn whether its vaccine is safe and effective.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/health/covid-vaccine-curevac.html?action=click&module=Science%20%20Technology&pgtype=Homepage
On the India travel ban, the reaction from some on QandA last night gives me hope that some in voter-land are finally starting to realise that they elected a sociopath as prime minister. The only thing Morrison reacts to is bad publicity. There is no moral compass there.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-07/coronavirus-india-light-ban-lifted/100120932
Re αo a 8:20
The India ban – behind the scenes – so true
Wonder how they managed to sneak a recording device into the PM’s office…
QandA also had an interesting discussion on coercive control, the pluses and minuses of making it a criminal offence.
Global Cartoon Wrap.
From the UK (there’s a lot on the Jersey blockade):
Canada:
India:
NZ:
Netherlands:
Thailand – If I understood what Thai, I’d provide commentary on the first one – I believe it is something to do with Embassy officials getting vaccinated ahead of the general population:
France:
Player Onesays:
Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 4:13 pm
“Last time I looked, communism was not a “western ideology”.
…………
Err, what?
The outrageously idiotic statement above, should be kept front of mind whenever the person who posted it claims to posess any expertise on matters international, or anything really.
Webbed feet here. 250 mm (10 inches) over the last three days, and still raining steadily.
Good to see ‘Not On Your Side’ consolidating, and hopefully getting traction. Nothing closer to the truth.
So, vaccines getting an early run this morning. Here’s a look at still pretty much off the radar Novavax vaccine with an update, first published in The Conversation, now sent out to gloriously ageing alumni – gaudeamus igitur –
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/04/14/what-is-novavax–australia-s-third-covid-vaccine-option–.html?campaign=2021_SAM&source=email&area=university&a=alumni&type=o&pid=sam-extra-may
https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-a-Subunit-Vaccine.aspx
(lots of hyperlinks)
Still waiting for someone to ask Highpants where is the money coming from for all his big spending.
Mr and Mrs Mundo are off to have their blood clot injections this afternoon.
Player One says:
Friday, May 7, 2021 at 8:45 am
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As someone posted last night (wtte) “always back the horse named self-interest”.
Yep. China got rich by being integrated into the would economy. It all happened in 30 years and if there is a solid reason to do so I am sure it can be unwound in less.
Mavis:
Friday, May 7, 2021 at 9:11 am
Mavis wrote:
[‘And while it’s by no means set in cement, the longer a jury takes, the more chance of a verdict favourable to the accused.’]
Shellbell responded:
[‘I thought it was the other way around.’]
You know what “thought” did…?
Scott @ #10 Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 7:30 am
Just checked the latest figures, can’t see how Gutters won’t get the 13th seat.
Capitalism is where man exploits man. With communism, it’s the other way around.
(Yes, stolen..)
zoomster @ #43 Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 7:45 am
The difference between Socialism and Communism is Socialists want to share the wealth; Communists want to share the poverty.
The carbon tariffs coming down pipe will effect china if they don’t, same same Australia. I have no doubt USA and Europe are keen to introduce them.
Spot on, Fred.
“ItzaDreamsays:
Friday, May 7, 2021 at 9:13 am
Webbed feet here. 250 mm (10 inches) over the last three days, and still raining steadily.”
Moss Vale had its wettest February, July and December on record, in 2020.
It has already broken its wettest May on record by May 7.
frednk @ #38 Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 9:16 am
China got rich by pandering to our greed.
zoomster @ #43 Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 9:45 am
Capitalism is how the west exploits the working classes. Communism is how the east does it.
Shellbell @ #NaN Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 9:48 am
More. Extreme. Weather. Events.
mundo @ #NaN Friday, May 7th, 2021 – 9:30 am
Yeah that Adam Brooks dude is a class act. Worthy of ‘Gutters’ support in order to cling on to power. 😡