News Australia 11 February 2021

 COVID: South Australia closes the border to Greater Melbourne as additional cases confirmed from the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn which has now been evacuated. Victorian travels to South Australia from regional Victoria are subject to testing and initial self-isolation requirements.[abc news] Queensland reinstating border declaration passes for Victorians with the exclusion of those who have been at an exposure site [The Age]. NSW health is requesting people who have been in Melbourne to monitor the ever-changing list of exposure sites.

The ACT government is replacing stamp duty with land tax, something the NSW government is also considering in an opt-in model. This is part of the #socialist agenda to undermine private property ownership. Although it may sound good in theory, land tax is generally something that is paid as part of the initial purchase. There after you can live in your home. With land tax you have to pay land tax, which will increase over time, every year until you can no longer afford it and are forced to sell your home.

The highway between Victoria and South Australia is closed after a fatal truck crash. The South Australian Police Commissioner has reportedly said it was caused by truck drivers trying to beat the midnight border closure. When are states going to be held responsible for the dangerous driving conditions that ensue with the sudden border closures and associated requirements and directions?

Australia's first shipment of COVID from Europe has been approved; however, a shipment date has not yet been confirmed. [abc news]

Twitter has again shown the willingness to censor everything it disagrees with from a politico-ideological perspective; however, sexist attacks on journalists, such as Pat Karvelas, seem to be fair game. It is time social media started trying to weed out vile and offensive material rather than viewpoints it disagrees with.

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