Hi Paul

This link from The Guardian, 19 Dec 2020, is useful yet inconclusive:

"Coronavirus NSW: what we know about the source of Sydney's northern beaches Covid cluster"

at http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/18/coronavirus-nsw-what-we-know-about-the-source-of-sydney-northern-beaches-covid-cluster

Cheers

Pete

Thanks Pete,

The pertinent point is "quarantine" as applied to this returned traveller. Was it hotel quarantining, or the more open to abuse self isolation. If this traveller had returned December 1st from the US, how was it 38 cases were being reported by 18th December from around locations in Avalon. The RT would have had to return a negative test to the virus on the 11th or 12th. If the person was in 14 days hotel quarantine then the time frame doesn't fit. If the person was the cause, and was in home isolation then it begs the question, why home isolation, and who gave the authority, and did the person self isolate as required. They were quick to name a couple of ditzy chicks who travelled from Qld to Vic and NSW, but this person is a mystery. As I asked, a friend of the Liberal Party?

I have seen the light! You genii have convinced me!
Lets reduce all public salaries to a maximum of $800 a week. This will apply to all employees of media companies too. Doctors, nurses everyone.
Complete shutdown and we all live off dried food or what is in our freezers. Troops on the street arresting anyone found abroad. Politicians isolated in parliaments and troops guarding all hospitals. All media banned from any advertising and only two hours news broadcasting per day.
Vaccination by traveling squads visiting our homes. This will stop the progress of this terrible disease and Save our Souls! Obviously we will also have to accept reduced power and gas for the duration but at least we will all be in this together! Who is with me?

Paul,

Been smoking recreational herbs again? We can always count on you for a wacky conspiracy theory.

It looks like Victorian Labor's incompetence has been exposed again. When the Victorian outbreak spread to NSW it was squashed quickly without the need for a new lockdown, yet Vic Labor seems unable to do the same.

Shonkyminister, are you in the middle of the Liberal Party Cluster down there in NSW? I would take you to be a Turramurra snob, not wishing to leave the leafy North Shore. The Hazard strikes again!

It will be interesting to see how determined a Liberal premier is to squash this compared to a Labour one. I'm hoping she steps up but like with Andrews there will be a lot of pressure not to go as hard as she should. However at least she will not have the Murdoch press baying for her blood like they did with Andrews.