Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in 24 hours

Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by retrac on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:36PM (#28373290)

We should have slammed the international borders shut at the first sign of it, and placed any region with outbreaks into the strictest lockdown we could humanely devise. Lesson learned for next time. Too late for that for most of the world. Now we have to learn to live with it somehow.

But it worked for New Zealand. They're in a very odd position now. Domestically as long as they can keep it out, they could go completely back to normal. Except for international travel. (It's been mostly normal most of the time aside from that, from what I understand.)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by dukeofdoom on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @04:44PM (#28373397)

I'm not sure you realize how much the world is connected now. Look up tanker ship traffic to realize how much things go back and forth. Locking up a country to outsiders is fantasy, and a terrible horrible idea. Even North Korea trades with anyone it can. Also, good luck securing the Southern Border. Retarding your economy, will cause far more death than the 1% claimed for Covid.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in ... by retrac on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @05:40PM (#28374044)

Yes, that's the awkward position they're in.

[ Parent | on HN ]