CV and mad panic behaviour

[Baggers]

One final point.  I am still gobsmacked, that we dont have a standardised national approach, and Scott Morrison and company are very absent from the running of the nation.

I would have thought that the steps to contain corona virus was a national concern, and sending an email about ADF support was likely a very half arsed measure to document what should have been a directive for the state to implement and one that clearly defined what was the expectation in the quarantine hotels.

Before anyone jumps on me for this, at our hospital accreditation is to do with quality, standards and models of care.  I would think quarantine would have similar checkpoints for everyone to hit, irrespective of public vs private security, whether or not things are done X, Y and Z, and the fact we dont have sound quarantine procedures for someone carrying an infectious disease during a pandemic is ridiculous.

Its just one more step along the way where our politicians have been found wanting.  Dan and co are not absolved in what I am saying here either.  Its just one more step along the way where I feel our national government has let us down.  If anything it speaks for how disconnected our government is from our state.

With you on this one, 3 Leos.

I've banged on about pandemic handling being centralised to Canberra control but as GTC rightly indicated there are Constitutional considerations... but amendments to Constitutions are very easy to organise.

ScoMo has been Mr Nice Guy with the states and this is to be expected from someone who has been carved out of marketing. He has said some really good, supportive things...

I think the disconnection goes deep. There is now an exposed disconnection from the medical and scientific realities of a pandemic by governments and business alike. I can only repeat myself by saying we need a strong strategy for this and future pandemics that call on science and the military for guidance and containment. AND far greater investment in hospitals to better cope with any sudden high numbers AND thorough, strong public education.

I also believe the disconnect you speak of is embarrassingly apparent within government departments... maybe we've been too comfortable for too long, or our entire system of who gets into government is just sub-standard.