Nobody ever accused the Nats of being the brains trust but this is a new low, at Domain:
The federal government is blocking three in four applications from Australians wanting to travel overseas. At the same time, South Australia has the green light to restart international students coming into the country.
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie sees that as an attempt to safely keep Australians working, similar to plans for migrant fruit pickers to help with the mango harvest. But she’s worried the states aren’t up to running the necessary quarantine regime.
“We need a national standard approach to inbound quarantine with stringent checks, and equivalent processing systems that will give confidence as we learn to live with the virus,” she said. “The reality is in the present system some state governments are simply not up to it, as evidenced in Victoria.”
A breakdown in infection control in Victoria’s hotel quarantine is at the heart of the second wave of coronavirus infections across Melbourne.
Senator McKenzie also wants to see the cap on international arrivals lifted.
So, quarantine is full of holes, bring in more infected. Yeeha!
Stick with your core competency of embezzling the budget, Bridge.
