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bensyd
I don't think it's unrealistic to think we may end up with a situation where NSW and the feds reopen the international border at SYD while the rest of the country remains shut.
The NSW Treasurer making some noise today about NSW doing its own thing. He also stressed the importance of the federal government setting out a strategy on how to reopen the border. Realistically, if NSW were to reopen to overseas arrivals then the smaller states, excluding WA, will have to follow suit assuming the federal government won't provide them with economic support to keep state borders shut.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet challenged the federal timeframe on borders by calling for a clear roadmap to opening Australia to the world, as business leaders also warned about the damage from turning away travellers and banning citizens from leaving the country.“We definitely need a clear path forward, we need a roadmap to open Australia back to the world,” Mr Perrottet told Sky News.
“We had an assumption last year with the federal government that we would have international borders open in the December quarter, and the budget papers yesterday indicated that would be back towards the end of June next year.
“But there’s still no clear roadmap or strategy to get there and I think that needs to be communicated more clearly.”
Mr Perrottet said NSW could take its own approach to quarantine, including allowing home quarantine, because it could help economic growth.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fede...12-p57rde.html