Bobby. wrote on May 18^th, 2021 at 12:03am:


Did you know? Dennis Hopper improvised that speech. He made it up.

You?

Karnal wrote on May 18^th, 2021 at 12:32am:



No I didn't - I thought some of it was improvised as
he was so drugged out that he couldn't remember his lines.

Karnal wrote on May 17^th, 2021 at 11:20pm:


White flight means they're all that's left. I need to move to Victoria Park.

Why would you be convinced that

The United nations has already said that over 100 million poor people will die as the result of reduced economic activity
Not as a result of the virus itself

If we care about those 100 million poor people
We owe it to them to get the economy moving again
And that involves reopening the airports
Thank god there are selfless individuals such as Jane running Virgin Airlines
Who may yet save these children from starvation

Certainly the I'm alright Jack attitude of many Australians
Is resulting in a humanitarian crisis in the third world

Mr Hammer wrote on May 18^th, 2021 at 10:18am:



What on earth are you on about

As if Fox News care about the starving children of Bangladesh

But let's be honest here
Rich countries closing their borders is a catastrophe 4 poorly developed third world countries
They rely totally on global trade to earn enough money to feed their children

Establish fortress Australia and you protect your own back side
But literally millions of children in third world countries now have unemployed parents
And if they can't earn a living through global trade
Those kids starve

As if Fox News would care about their plight
Try to engage brain before writing ridiculous comment

aquascoot wrote on May 18^th, 2021 at 10:46am:



Infect Australians in order to keep a lid on third world labour costs on behalf of multinationals. People amaze me.

you looked it up , did you.

how about the lancet 


Employment and income
People working in sectors that are dependent on international supply chains, or which export a large share of their production, are especially at risk. The importance of an adequate income and employment for good health and access to health-sustaining goods and services is well established.21 Equally, falling into poverty, losing work, and financial insecurity can result in physical and mental illness.22 Other people at great risk include those living in border areas, especially if there is extensive cross-border trade.23 The World Bank estimates that the contraction in global economic output as a consequence of the pandemic, and in particular the collapse of the many global supply chains on which workers in low-income and middle-income countries depend, will push between 88 million and 115 million people into extreme poverty in 2020.24
Food security, nutrition, and unhealthy commodities
Declining trade could undermine food security as a result of changing access to nutritious food sources. The UN World Food Programme estimates that the number of people experiencing acute hunger will almost double by the end of 2020 as a result of the pandemic, adding 130 million people to those already at risk.25 A loss of seasonal labour and the effect of supply-chain collapse on small farms in low-income countries is expected to have some negative consequences for outputs, whether for export or domestic markets.26 In high-income countries, the effect on food outputs might be small, at least for staple products, because much food production is now mechanised and requires fewer workers than elsewhere.
Yet rising food insecurity is not necessarily due to falling production.27 One alternative cause is the growth of restrictions on agricultural trade. By Oct 18, 2020, 21 countries had announced temporary measures restricting food exports,28 which has exerted upward pressure on prices. These controls are nevertheless rare, and most important will be the reduced incomes of people involved in sectors exposed to wider supply-chain collapse, because an adequate income is essential to sustaining access to enough food.29 High-income countries are not exempt; in the USA, food insecurity has already doubled overall, and tripled among households with children.30




https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30291-6/fullt...

whilst i'm not a big fan of tony (he is a bit "ra ra') there is no denying that the poor children of the world have been sacrificed to protect the interests of the wealthy old people in the west.

self development says that we should aim for a win/win.

the sooner we get back to flying to bali, the sooner the poor in bali can have some prosperity and then we dont have failed states on our doorstep.

trade is the key to our and their prosperity.

fortress australia, as the noble woman at virgin airlines identified is a non starter