Coronavirus (Covid19)

[DOC]

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has been accused of intervening in the decision to let the passengers off the Ruby Princess. He laid the blame on an unnamed NSW Health Official. Anger from that department has been growing since.

Dutton was accused in the AFR yesterday of going to ground after the event.

Dutton has hit out this morning at Cruise ships/companies saying they are lying about the health of passengers. He has also called for a NSW Labor politician to resign because of comments made about the handling of the pandemic in China. He has also raised the prospect of cracking down on hoarders and price gougers whilst interviewed on Radio 2GB.

Certainly up and about this morning .

I wonder if it has anything to do with the leaking (I will guess by a NSW Health Department Official) that included in the Passengers off that ship, was a large contingent of Hillsong Chuch executives and their families who were expedited not only off the ship but out of the country as well due to intervention by a Federal Minister.

[Q.]

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has been accused of intervening in the decision to let the passengers off the Ruby Princess. He laid the blame on an unnamed NSW Health Official. Anger from that department has been growing since.

Dutton was accused in the AFR yesterday of going to ground after the event.

Dutton has hit out this morning at Cruise ships/companies saying they are lying about the health of passengers. He has also called for a NSW Labor politician to resign because of comments made about the handling of the pandemic in China. He has also raised the prospect of cracking down on hoarders and price gougers whilst interviewed on Radio 2GB.

Certainly up and about this morning .

I wonder if it has anything to do with the leaking (I will guess by a NSW Health Department Official) that included in the Passengers off that ship, was a large contingent of Hillsong Chuch executives and their families who were expedited not only off the ship but out of the country as well due to intervention by a Federal Minister.

[MW]

My missus spent over $500 on groceries this morning...either the food shortage has ceased or she's one of the hoarders. No toilet paper though

[beef]

My missus spent over $500 on groceries this morning...either the food shortage has ceased or she's one of the hoarders. No toilet paper though

Ive been spending more and getting less. Prices up and often only the dearer products left on the shelf

[whufc]

My missus spent over $500 on groceries this morning...either the food shortage has ceased or she's one of the hoarders. No toilet paper though

Ive been spending more and getting less. Prices up and often only the dearer products left on the shelf

Thats been killing us.

Told the family not to get use to 5 ply stuff. Once this is all over we are straight back to the 1 ply!

[Jim05]

Government announces free child care policy


Here is how the government has announced the childcare changes in its statement:
Around one million families are set to receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic under a plan from the Morrison Government that will help deliver hip pocket relief and help the early childhood education and care sector make it through to the other side of this crisis.
Under the plan, the Government will pay 50 per cent of the sector’s fee revenue up to the existing hourly rate cap based on a point in time before parents started withdrawing their children in large numbers, but only so long as services remain open and do not charge families for care. The funding will apply from 6 April based on the number of children who were in care during the fortnight leading into 2 March, whether or not they are attending services.
The plan provides funding certainty to early childhood education and care services at a time where enrolments and attendance are highly unpredictable. This, along with the JobKeeper payment, means services can offer free education and care.
...“If you have terminated your enrolment since 17 February, then I encourage you to get back in contact with your centre and re-start your arrangements. Re-starting your enrolment will not require you to send your child to child care and it certainly won’t require you to pay a gap fee. Re-starting your enrolment will, however, hold your place for that point in time when things start to normalise, and you are ready to take your child back to their centre.”
“We will also make payments of higher amounts available in exceptional circumstances, such as where greater funding is required to meet the needs of emergency workers or vulnerable children.
“The Government is also providing certainty to the preschool sector in recognition of its importance to a student’s formal education.”

[Pseudo]

Does a drug addicted parent have the skills or capabilities to teach.

"Watch and learn son: Hold your bong in the left hand and cover the shotty hole with your finger. Flick the lighter in your right hand and apply flame to the bowl. ... "

[MW]

My missus spent over $500 on groceries this morning...either the food shortage has ceased or she's one of the hoarders. No toilet paper though

Ive been spending more and getting less. Prices up and often only the dearer products left on the shelf

Thats been killing us.

Told the family not to get use to 5 ply stuff. Once this is all over we are straight back to the 1 ply!

You need Dwight Schrutes de-plying device!

[Lightning McQueen]

Henley High has just been closed due to a student testing positive.

[locky801]

NSW gone into 90 day lockdown from today

[amber_fluid]

NSW gone into 90 day lockdown from today

So what actually changes for them?

[Booney]

NSW gone into 90 day lockdown from today

So what actually changes for them?

The current measures are to remain in place for the next 90 days.

[Jim05]

NSW gone into 90 day lockdown from today

So what actually changes for them?

The current rules they enacted on Tuesday will stay in place for 90 days


The NSW order makes it unlawful for any person in the state to leave their place of residence unless it’s for an essential purpose – shopping for essentials, exercising, medical or compassionate care, and working or studying that cannot be done from home.
The government gazette lists 16 “reasonable excuses” for a person to be outside their home. Leaving home without a reasonable excuse can now attract an $11,000 fine, or six month’s jail.

[Lightning McQueen]

NSW gone into 90 day lockdown from today

So what actually changes for them?

The current rules they enacted on Tuesday will stay in place for 90 days


The NSW order makes it unlawful for any person in the state to leave their place of residence unless it’s for an essential purpose – shopping for essentials, exercising, medical or compassionate care, and working or studying that cannot be done from home.
The government gazette lists 16 “reasonable excuses” for a person to be outside their home. Leaving home without a reasonable excuse can now attract an $11,000 fine, or six month’s jail.

Serious question, can they go buy piss?

[Bum Crack]

NSW gone into 90 day lockdown from today

So what actually changes for them?

The current rules they enacted on Tuesday will stay in place for 90 days


The NSW order makes it unlawful for any person in the state to leave their place of residence unless it’s for an essential purpose – shopping for essentials, exercising, medical or compassionate care, and working or studying that cannot be done from home.
The government gazette lists 16 “reasonable excuses” for a person to be outside their home. Leaving home without a reasonable excuse can now attract an $11,000 fine, or six month’s jail.

Serious question, can they go buy piss?

Yes because it is essential.

[tigerpie]

There will be some kids who don't have access to a laptop/ipad/phone or even wifi, we just presume every house has this these days.

And unfortunately, in a decent percentage of cases, these houses also have access to the extra newstart payments that will probably go into buying some additional drugs, alcohol or other extra curricular activities.

Online gambling. Some kids will have to fight for a computer with a cranky pokey addict.

[Q.]

Government announces free child care policy


Here is how the government has announced the childcare changes in its statement:
Around one million families are set to receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic under a plan from the Morrison Government that will help deliver hip pocket relief and help the early childhood education and care sector make it through to the other side of this crisis.
Under the plan, the Government will pay 50 per cent of the sector’s fee revenue up to the existing hourly rate cap based on a point in time before parents started withdrawing their children in large numbers, but only so long as services remain open and do not charge families for care. The funding will apply from 6 April based on the number of children who were in care during the fortnight leading into 2 March, whether or not they are attending services.
The plan provides funding certainty to early childhood education and care services at a time where enrolments and attendance are highly unpredictable. This, along with the JobKeeper payment, means services can offer free education and care.
...“If you have terminated your enrolment since 17 February, then I encourage you to get back in contact with your centre and re-start your arrangements. Re-starting your enrolment will not require you to send your child to child care and it certainly won’t require you to pay a gap fee. Re-starting your enrolment will, however, hold your place for that point in time when things start to normalise, and you are ready to take your child back to their centre.”
“We will also make payments of higher amounts available in exceptional circumstances, such as where greater funding is required to meet the needs of emergency workers or vulnerable children.
“The Government is also providing certainty to the preschool sector in recognition of its importance to a student’s formal education.”

Waiting for more detail, but on face value this looks like a ripper of a policy. Obviously protects the industry as a whole, but it's putting money back into the weekly budget of families. It's essentially a stimulus package for middle income families, who had been left out of recent stimulus announcements.

[Lightning McQueen]

Serious question, can they go buy piss?

Yes because it is essential.

Phew.

[Jim05]

Government announces free child care policy


Here is how the government has announced the childcare changes in its statement:
Around one million families are set to receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic under a plan from the Morrison Government that will help deliver hip pocket relief and help the early childhood education and care sector make it through to the other side of this crisis.
Under the plan, the Government will pay 50 per cent of the sector’s fee revenue up to the existing hourly rate cap based on a point in time before parents started withdrawing their children in large numbers, but only so long as services remain open and do not charge families for care. The funding will apply from 6 April based on the number of children who were in care during the fortnight leading into 2 March, whether or not they are attending services.
The plan provides funding certainty to early childhood education and care services at a time where enrolments and attendance are highly unpredictable. This, along with the JobKeeper payment, means services can offer free education and care.
...“If you have terminated your enrolment since 17 February, then I encourage you to get back in contact with your centre and re-start your arrangements. Re-starting your enrolment will not require you to send your child to child care and it certainly won’t require you to pay a gap fee. Re-starting your enrolment will, however, hold your place for that point in time when things start to normalise, and you are ready to take your child back to their centre.”
“We will also make payments of higher amounts available in exceptional circumstances, such as where greater funding is required to meet the needs of emergency workers or vulnerable children.
“The Government is also providing certainty to the preschool sector in recognition of its importance to a student’s formal education.”

Waiting for more detail, but on face value this looks like a ripper of a policy. Obviously protects the industry as a whole, but it's putting money back into the weekly budget of families. It's essentially a stimulus package for middle income families, who had been left out of recent stimulus announcements.

What about those of us with no kids
Just put a freeze on my rent or utilities please

[Lightning McQueen]

Does a drug addicted parent have the skills or capabilities to teach.

"Watch and learn son: Hold your bong in the left hand and cover the shotty hole with your finger. Flick the lighter in your right hand and apply flame to the bowl. ... "

Just get junior to light it for you.