The Reality of Living in Australia and Covid

[UFO]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Do you believe that a country should be organized around your vision of the yachting and cruising lifestyle?

Well once upon a time it used to be quite similar in Perth. Every Friday pretty much most companies finished work at lunchtime and threw a BBQ and Beers for staff

[downunder]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

'Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, have said the decision to deport tennis star Novak Djokovic was made to keep Australia’s borders strong and to protect social cohesion.'
And also - to enhance their chances of re-election.
He really is a smarmy weasel.

Thats certainly a view but then again we can go Each way with Albo another very swarmy weasel

[NevilleCat]

Having to pay costs is a kick in the gonads too.
I suppose he should be grateful if they don't make him do a public apology a la Johnny Depp.

[RaymondR]

Originally Posted by tommyh

Australia is a tyrannical bully country and should be boycotted by every industry.
Their tyrannical views fly in the face of what Yachting and the cruising lifestyle is all about.

You've been reading too many of Pingo's posts mate and it's produced and entirely perverted perception. It's a wonderful place full of kind considerate people who only elect the most gravid, thoughtful and wise governments federally (The states are another matter and I wont mention any particular state but there's some real throwbacks among those governments)

[GILow]

Originally Posted by tommyh

Australia is a tyrannical bully country and should be boycotted by every industry.
Their tyrannical views fly in the face of what Yachting and the cruising lifestyle is all about.

Hmmm…. Good point. Best stay away,

[GILow]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Do you believe that a country should be organized around your vision of the yachting and cruising lifestyle?

I do. Well, at least my vision. Specifically:

1. Free public moorings at regular intervals in nice bays.

2. Free public jetties with supermarkets no further than 100 meters away. (300 feet for those using older systems of measurement.)

3. Incredibly cheap annual boat registration by a governing body that communicates frequently and clearly with its registered users.

Oh… hang on… I just described Tasmania.

[SalingSue]

Originally Posted by GILow

Hmmm…. Good point. Best stay away,

Most do.

There is a reason places like the US with its freedom and prosperity has tons more trying to immigrate compared to Australia

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by GILow

I do. Well, at least my vision. Specifically:

1. Free public moorings at regular intervals in nice bays.

2. Free public jetties with supermarkets no further than 100 meters metres away. (300 feet for those using older systems of measurement.)

3. Incredibly cheap annual boat registration by a governing body that communicates frequently and clearly with its registered users.

Oh… hang on… I just described Tasmania.

There, FIFY

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by SalingSue

Most do.

There is a reason places like the US with its freedom and prosperity has tons more trying to immigrate compared to Australia

I notice that lots of folks trying to immigrate to the USA have walked from their homeland to the borders.

Difficult to do down under...

(spoken as a Yank expat in Oz)

Jim

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by downunder

Thats certainly a view but then again we can go Each way with Albo another very swarmy weasel

Yeah, true! I suppose the big difference is that ATM Albo has no say in anything that matters. The other mob managed to deport Pistol, Bo and Novo. Now if they only do the same with barking mad Craig and his handler crazy Clive - perhaps a boat cruise to an off-shore location would be suitable - say the land of the long white crowd, they must have rellies somewhere there. The sailing is good there they say.

At least the other dropkick George has found the back door and let himself out - maybe to go cruising on the GBR while it is still there.

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by SalingSue

Most do.
There is a reason places like the US with its freedom and prosperity has tons more trying to immigrate compared to Australia

As Jim notes, Geography?

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Wotname

When you are the No.1 tennis player in the world and want to make history by winning more grand slams than anyone else and you choose not to vaccinate and thus choose not to play, then one could assume you are an anti-vaxxer, especially as the rest of the players have rolled up their sleeves in order to play. It is no longer just a personal private decision.

However you are correct in saying it's broad handed government control and politics!

One thing is for sure.. the 2022 Aussie Open has been devalued and whoever wins will achieve a hollow victory as the question will hang over the remainder of their career..
Would they have won if Novak had not been used as a political tool for a politicians future.
So much for the West's vaunted 'Politics and Sport should not be mixed'.

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by boatman61

One thing is for sure.. the 2022 Aussie Open has been devalued and whoever wins will achieve a hollow victory as the question will hang over the remainder of their career..
Would they have won if Novak had not been used as a political tool for a politicians future.
So much for the West's vaunted 'Politics and Sport should not be mixed'.

Maybe but if Ash Barty takes the title, not many Aussie's will give a second thought about the boys on the other court.

Another point of view is that Novo devalued the game by not playing by the rules - you know, the rules the rest of the players signed up for. It's a sport, just like yacht racing - there are rules and the players/sailors are expected to abide by them, it's called sportsmanship. There is always someone who looks for loopholes in the rules and goes to extreme lengths to dodge what the rest of the sportsmen accept as being part of the game. Remember all the whinging the NYYC did about the 83 America Cup and Australia II or the antics cheating by Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France.

Novo tried to game the rules, not play the game but he picked the wrong 'ref' to argue with. Easy to blame others but every player knew the rules and every other play choose to play by the rules - so yeah no sympathy from me for anyone acting like an entitled twat. Arguing with the ref gets old pretty quick.

This might well be the tip of the iceberg, the French aren't happy about Novo playing there and was it the poms who are having a second glance at Novo's antics and his future in the UK (???) or was it some other place.

Still, I agree the guvmit made a right royal hash of it as well and tried did use Novo to play their political games yet at the end of the day, it was Novo who made an unforced error giving the match point to guvmit!

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by boatman61

One thing is for sure.. the 2022 Aussie Open has been devalued and whoever wins the mens may will achieve a hollow victory as the question will hang over the remainder of their career..
Would they have won if Novak had not been used as a political tool for a politicians future. a wanker.
So much for the West's vaunted 'Politics and Sport should not be mixed'.

Fixed it for you.
The frogs don't want him either.
Actions - meet consequences.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

Fixed it for you.
The frogs don't want him either.
Actions - meet consequences.

Then maybe the Aussie T A should not have invited him and said a medical certificate was enough, several other players were caught out by their misrepresentations as they (ATA) tried to maximise their takings.. word on the vine is there's a lot of folks after refunds because the Best is no longer playing.
Notice the ITA is keeping a very low profile on this.

The Frogs are just kissing ass in the vain hopes they'll get their contracts back..