Now that the biggest stumbling block in the present Qld Govt. has gone things should improve, LG in particular !

It's interesting we are speaking of "opening" or "borders closed" via Qld.

However, China have imposed sanctions on Aussie exports of Barley - an 80% tariff increase.

Sanctions now on Beef export?

Premier why are you not addressing issues within your own State with our export industry?

Quite apart from the decimation of the tourist industry with your State, and saving people's lives and job security within any industry.

National experts say it is o.k. for travel - as long as we adhere to all safety rules.

The rest of Australia ask - who are you?

Is it all about Politics and a seat in Parliament - as opposed to all businesses - and employment of many thousands of citizens in Qld?

If so, time to go.

The author bemoans the loss of profits by business during the pandemic, he gives no priority to the human lives saved. Tristan has much to say about petty restrictions and border closures, and how they impacted on business. Its possible because of those petty restrictions, he didn't elaborate, I assume all restrictions were petty in his eyes, and with border closures in force, its possible that Tristan is alive and well today to be about to pen his moan about Palaszczuk and such restrictions effects on business profits.

Paul 1405

I note your comment However during this Pandemic all States have gone with National Medical Advice.

Previous calculations provided to Government via Overseas modelling stated that Australia should expect 150,000 deaths in Australia.....thankfully these models were incorrect.

We now have an "Australian Tracking System - taken up by over 6M residents...and growing.

It's time now for Qld to open borders to any/all travel for Australian citizens.

Paul I guess you just don't understand. It is not loss of profits that is the problem for the tourist industry, but the ongoing costs, even though the companies are not operating.

I ran a tourist boat operation in the Whitsundays. It was a reasonably large operation for the day & the area, but with about $10,000,000 turnover not a large business.

Never the less the insurance bill was $1,000,000PA, the interest bill in Keatings 17% interest period was also a bit over 1,000,000PA, & the other fixed costs were over $500,000 PA. The staff bill was over $1,000,000, but I suppose they should be sacked to save that cost.

Any way you look at it the cost of 4 months with no income would be over a million dollars, & I don't know of any small operation with that much cash lying around. In fact most tourist operations operate on very small margins. In that area just a long cyclone season, keeping the tourists numbers down for longer than usual would see a few go to the wall.

I don't like the idea of opening the border too early, but how do we tell what is the right time? We have done so much damage to the economy & businesses to get to here, it would be stupid to ruin it all for a couple of weeks, but those couple of weeks could be the last straw, that sends thousands of businesses to the wall, & leaves hundreds of thousands with no job to go back to.

Hasbeen,
Those educated types hanging off the taxpayers apron will never comprehend what you just wrote.
It's easy for them to come up with all sorts of ideas except the one that matters, to manage instead of applying for more funding !
Reminds me of that Remote Area teacher many years ago when he complained that the mechanic charged $65/hr. Totally taken aback, the teacher blurted out "but, that's more than I get paid ?"
He looked dumbfounded when the mechanic explained that he had to pay insurance, lease for the workshop, freight for parts, etc & asked the teacher "how much do you have to pay for such things in your job ?".
The insipid mutt just walked out !