For a while now, I have thought of our politics as being similar to a pendulum on a big old beautiful clock. It swings as time passes, tick...tock, left to right modifying its range ever so slightly through each swing as things change around us.
And for a long time now it has swung considerably further each time to the right. But even with this country's citizenry being overly conservative it must swing back further to the left at some stage in the future.
As to whether that range of swing will extend markedly at the next election or further down the track, no one knows. But it's fair to say we as a nation cant go much further right, although the Murdoch empire and the IPA would beg to differ on this point I gather.
I got to thinking about this again Tim with your comments on the service provided by your Medicare saviour. And I may well be proven completely wrong but I think that change has begun and that range of swing I mentioned above will start to show itself soon.
In NSW they have explicitly stated at press conferences early on that you don’t need a Medicare card to be vaccinated. Tacit acknowledgement of the numbers of people with visa irregularities in the areas of high transmission?
I have seen very little written from the left about vax mandates and policing (other than anti vax stuff).
I recall that quote is someone else not Macron wrongly attributed to him online (he doesn’t have adolescent daughters) but the point stands. I also hadn’t replaced a lost Medicare card and had no trouble getting two jabs with my passport as id.
I'm very much enjoying your posts. I'm rather envious you're able to travel and wondered how you went about getting permission to leave Oz. My partner has 2 sons in the UK and am thinking about how we might get to visit them. One of my sisters has been looking into getting permission to leave Oz (she has a married son and grandchildren living in Portugal) and says its extremely difficult. Do you have any thoughts on the experience of getting permission that you'd be willing to share? I'd be very interested in how you went about it and how difficult (or not) it was. Thanks.
HI Andrew - I plan to do a post on this soon. The main requirement that got us across the line was that we were willing/able to commit to being away for at least three months. I will provide a more detailed post asap. Glad you're enjoying!
For a while now, I have thought of our politics as being similar to a pendulum on a big old beautiful clock. It swings as time passes, tick...tock, left to right modifying its range ever so slightly through each swing as things change around us.
And for a long time now it has swung considerably further each time to the right. But even with this country's citizenry being overly conservative it must swing back further to the left at some stage in the future.
As to whether that range of swing will extend markedly at the next election or further down the track, no one knows. But it's fair to say we as a nation cant go much further right, although the Murdoch empire and the IPA would beg to differ on this point I gather.
I got to thinking about this again Tim with your comments on the service provided by your Medicare saviour. And I may well be proven completely wrong but I think that change has begun and that range of swing I mentioned above will start to show itself soon.
Safe travels mate.
ABaysideGreen
Thank you. Hope it does swing back!
In NSW they have explicitly stated at press conferences early on that you don’t need a Medicare card to be vaccinated. Tacit acknowledgement of the numbers of people with visa irregularities in the areas of high transmission?
I have seen very little written from the left about vax mandates and policing (other than anti vax stuff).
There's a great quote by Max Weber that translates to something like - power and control in every day life is administration.
I recall that quote is someone else not Macron wrongly attributed to him online (he doesn’t have adolescent daughters) but the point stands. I also hadn’t replaced a lost Medicare card and had no trouble getting two jabs with my passport as id.
Ah, I wondered about that. Good to know!
(Oh, and love the "on my honour" qualifier in the French documentation. That is so... French!)
What time do you fly out, Tim? Is it today? (Yes, I am vicariously thrilled by every detail!)
We are at the airport. Photos to follow!
Wooot!
Hi Tim,
I'm very much enjoying your posts. I'm rather envious you're able to travel and wondered how you went about getting permission to leave Oz. My partner has 2 sons in the UK and am thinking about how we might get to visit them. One of my sisters has been looking into getting permission to leave Oz (she has a married son and grandchildren living in Portugal) and says its extremely difficult. Do you have any thoughts on the experience of getting permission that you'd be willing to share? I'd be very interested in how you went about it and how difficult (or not) it was. Thanks.
best wishes
Andrew
HI Andrew - I plan to do a post on this soon. The main requirement that got us across the line was that we were willing/able to commit to being away for at least three months. I will provide a more detailed post asap. Glad you're enjoying!
That's great, thanks Tim. I'm looking forward to it. Stay well and enjoy la belle France!
regards
Andrew