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yes, Australia is a covid police state for what?

Australia has an alleged 44 “covid” deaths per million - #126 in the world
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/

14 Sept: UK Daily Mail: Why hotel quarantine could last ‘three or four years’ while Australia slowly moves towards Covid-19 herd immunity - but there will be some major changes before Christmas
Hotel quarantine in Australia is set to last three or four years to keep out Covid
Australians returning from overseas will be allowed to quarantine at home
A trail of home quarantine is underway with arrivals in South Australia right now
By CHARLIE MOORE, POLITICAL REPORTER
***Jane Halton, a former public servant who conducted a review of the quarantine system last year, said hotel quarantine could last even longer if a new Covid-19 variant evades vaccines.
‘In three or four years’ time I’ll be quite surprised if we’re using these kinds of arrangements unless for example there’s a very nasty new variant,’ she told ABC radio on Tuesday morning.

Ms Halton revealed that quarantine will be required until Australia reaches herd immunity to Covid-19...

For measles herd immunity is achieved when 95 per cent are protected by vaccines or natural immunity while polio requires 80 per cent coverage.
Most experts say herd immunity from Covid will require between 80 and 90 per cent of the population to be protected but some doubt whether it’s possible at all due to new variants, waning vaccine protection and cases of re-infection...

Ms Halton, who is chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, also pointed out that thousands of domestic travellers are in home quarantine around the country after travelling to Covid-zero states from Melbourne and Sydney.

Australia’s national re-opening plan allows to ‘new reduced quarantine requirements’ when 70 per cent of over 16s are fully vaccinated.
Currently 42.55 per cent are double jabbed...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9987479/Covid-19-hotel-quarantine-three-four-years-Australia.html

***Event 201 Players: Jane Halton
Jane Halton, AO, PSM, FAICD, FIPPA, is a member of the board of the ANZ Bank, Clayton Utz, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and the US Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. She is chairman of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, COTA, and Vault Systems. Her 33-year career in the Australian public service included nearly 15 years as Secretary of the Department of Finance and Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing.

Previously, she was Executive Co-ordinator (Deputy Secretary) of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet...

Ms. Halton has held a number of significant roles in global health governance, including as chair of the board of the World Health Organization (WHO), president of the World Health Assembly, and chair of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) health committee.
https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/players/halton.html

***Jane Halton is married to Trevor Sutton, brother of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton (who is something of a “climate” zealot).

behind paywall:

17 Sept: Crikey: (Prime Minister Scott) Morrison’s mates find a lucrative opportunity amid the pandemic
There are some all-too-familiar names in the proposal to build a private network of quarantine facilities, which would benefit big business.
by Georgia Wilkins
The latest company with plans to cash in on the pandemic has ties to the Morrison government — and some familiar names are popping up again.

Quarantine Services Australia (QSA) is proposing to build a network of privately run quarantine facilities to allow big mining and agricultural companies to bring in cheap labour from overseas. It has the backing of Rio Tinto and the Business Council of Australia, and is being advised by none other than ***Ms Quarantine herself, ***Jane Halton, who at the same time is being paid by the government to conduct a second review into the quarantine system...
https://www.crikey.com.au/2021/09/17/morrisons-mates-lucrative-opportunity-pandemic/