CV and mad panic behaviour

[Gointocarlton]

What if we get a 3rd wave? Would you trust this bunch to get it right?

Among a number of others, I was right there with this govt when they slammed the brakes on the initial outbreak. Ripper. But the 2nd outbreak has revealed incompetence and lies. As I posted earlier, FFS the Federal Govt must assume central control of future pandemics and hand control to the military and science/medicos. When real leadership is required, pollies have shown they're not up to it... and ScoMo needn't be so smug, remember him holidaying whilst lives were being lost in fires? He apologized... good, and got into action. Now, Dan, you've apologized... but now you have to act, decisively and with clinical objectivity, unless you're a part of the problem - and if you don't act, then we know you likely are.

Baggers who is responsible for Quarantine, Federal or State? A mate suggested it was a Fed Gov responsibility but as I understand, Fed Gov is responsible for quarantine from a border security/surveillance  point of view. The issue the orders to quarantine (say people as an eg) but State Govs are responsible of administering and managing it to to protect the health and safety of the public. There is the Quarantine Act but there is also the National Health Security Arrangement and the responsibilities are spelt out there. I think there are structures in place, the fed gov, states and territories need to work together. I believe they did right up until the hotel quarantine decision to use private security was made by Casper the Friendly Ghost it seems.
Some light reading here:

https://www.loc.gov/law/help/health-emer...tralia.php

This bit

II.  Structure of Public Health Crisis Management System
A.  Federal Laws and National Agreements
In addition to the states and territories having residual legislative powers in relation to health care, the management of emergencies is also not generally a matter for which the federal government may give directions to states and territories under the Constitution.  Therefore, “cooperative and collaborative mechanisms” between these levels of government are needed for the strategic coordination of responses to national emergencies, including public health crises.[11]