CV and mad panic behaviour

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Macca, the flu is going to rebound now the lockdowns have ended. Despite the anti-vaxxers arguing that Covid is no worse than the flu and behaving as if the flu is no worse than a paper cut, the reality is that flu can be a serious disease. Unfortunately, there's also the Flurona which is where someone catches both the flu and covid. Best wishes on a swift recovery for your wife and yourself.

Interesting comments from Abul Rivzi, a former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Immigration:  Why stopping Djokovic at airport was worst outcome for all,, 9News.

He notes that the Govt blew 2 opportunities to stop Djokovic before he arrived in Australia: 1. They should have refused the visa instead of granting it, & 2. Australian Border Force staff would have been supervising the boarding of the flight in Dubai (?) and should have pulled Djokovic out of the queue or off the plane.

Mr Rizvi said intercepting and turning people around at the border "should only be done in absolute emergencies or when there has been dramatic changes in circumstances or some other alarming thing has happened."

Djokovic might then be able to rely on an administrative law principle: he had a legitimate expectation that he would be admitted to Australia and undertook a lengthy flight in reliance on that expectation.

Mr Rivzi hit the nail on the head when he pretty much described Scotty from Marketing's MO in dealing with fiascos:

If Djokovic wins his appeal, the Government could appeal that ruling.
However, if Djokovic wins, Mr Rizvi said the Government will probably "let it go from that point and look to blame somebody else".