I have a lot of family and friends living in Australia Bruce. They love it there but all recognize that , in some things, the UK is better! I have been a member here for years and often read your posts but I always wonder why you try to make the UK sound so bad.
I am certain that if the UK had as much land as Australia they wouldnât all live in busy cities, they would live in houses where, if your neighbour sneezed in the garden, they would not live close enough for the infected droplets to reach your bins. Covid cases are high in the UK & caused by living so close together so perhaps Australia can learn from us and build homes & shops on the excess of grounds they have. Believe me, British people learned from the Australians and most now use high factor sun creams, or sun block, to make sure our cases of skin cancer are reduced when visiting hot countries.
I always think that criticizing others achieves nothing, but putting our heads together to find a solution can help everybody!
Covid data for Saturday, 16 January 2021
Global Cases: 94,306,164
Increase: 776,076
Global Deaths: 2,017,757
Increase: 15,410
Australia
Cases 28,685 Change: 20
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 1
Cases per Million 1,118
UK
Cases 3,316,019 Change: 55,761
Deaths 87,295 Change: 1,280
Critical 3,672
Cases per Million 48,708
USA
Cases 24,102,429 Change: 254,019
Deaths 401,856 Change: 3,862
Critical 28,937
Cases per Million 72,586
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Quite interesting video about the Howard Springs quarantine centre in the NT helping keep Covid out of Australia.
I am not trying to make Britain sound bad - in the post you quoted I donât think I even mentioned Britain at all except in passing. Perhaps you imagined it? If I make any criticism it is reserved for your government.
I think everybody likes to criticize governments, but all governments have info that is not released to the public⊠so most criticisms are not based on facts, just media ideas.
- I am not big supporter of Boris but he has managed to get us out of the EU ( something the EU never wanted to happen over the last 4 years).
- He is trying to get us through this pandemic yet make sure our economy doesnât collapse.
- He is trying to prevent illegal immigrants crossing our borders, when it seems that the UK is where they all want to live.
- On top of that he was rushed onto hospital with the Covid virus himself, at a time when he has a new baby.
We can all criticize any mistakes he makes, but I doubt any other person could have dealt with all these situations easily & I think that criticism from anybody. who hasnât had to deal with them, is unjustified!
Yep, good post TwinkâŠ
Thanks OGF!
Every time I see Boris I want to sit him down and tidy his hair 
but then I think it is good to see that he has other priorities than looking good himself!
I think him and Matt Hancock are doing the best that they can Twink, and I get good vibes off them bothâŠ
Covid data for Sunday, 17 January 2021
Global Cases: 94,949,414
Increase: 643,250
Global Deaths: 2,030,914
Increase: 13,157
Australia
Cases 28,707 Change: 22
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 2
Cases per Million 1,119
UK
Cases 3,357,361 Change: 41,342
Deaths 88,590 Change: 1,295
Critical 3,789
Cases per Million 49,315
USA
Cases 24,306,043 Change: 203,614
Deaths 405,261 Change: 3,405
Critical 28,850
Cases per Million 73,198
Covid data for Monday, 18 January 2021
Global Cases: 95,482,598
Increase: 533,184
Global Deaths: 2,039,653
Increase: 8,739
Australia
Cases 28,721 Change: 14
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 2
Cases per Million 1,119
UK
Cases 3,395,959 Change: 38,598
Deaths 89,261 Change: 671
Critical 3,789
Cases per Million 49,881
USA
Cases 24,482,050 Change: 176,007
Deaths 407,202 Change: 1,941
Critical 28,733
Cases per Million 73,726
I am ecstatic that you and your mates are satisfied with your governmentâs performance during the pandemic. However I will continue to criticise the Australian, British and any other government in this forum if I think they are at fault whether you think it justified or not.
(Still waiting for you to point out where I am âtrying to make Britain look badâ in this thread - you have made these claims before but seem totally unable to back them up)
I donât think I said âin this threadâ but I am not going to search for all the times you do try to put Britain down⊠they are too frequent.
Feel free to criticize how governments do things, I was just pointing out that your opinions can only be based on what you read or hear on the news and even the media donât have all the details that governments donât tell us :!:
International travel is unlikely to begin again to and from Australia this year, even if a large number of the population is vaccinated, Health Department boss Brendan Murphy has said.
Professor Murphy, who was the chief medical officer at the beginning of the pandemic, said he thought the borders and mandatory hotel quarantine would remain for some time yet.
When asked what the likelihood was the international border would reopen this year, he acknowledged it was a âbig questionâ.
âI think that the answer is probably no,â Professor Murphy said.
That bit might be true, the rest not so much.
Yep, so frequent that you canât find them. If I didnât try to put Britain down in this thread then why mention it here? It makes your comment just a personal attack.
I am not going to have a silly argument so just accept that we have differing opinions!
Covid data for Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Global Cases: 96,008,446
Increase: 525,848
Global Deaths: 2,049,311
Increase: 9,658
Australia
Cases 28,730 Change: 9
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 1
Cases per Million 1,120
UK
Cases 3,433,494 Change: 37,535
Deaths 89,860 Change: 599
Critical 3,789
Cases per Million 50,431
USA
Cases 24,626,376 Change: 144,326
Deaths 408,620 Change: 1,418
Critical 28,553
Cases per Million 74,160
Isnât it amazing that even now some people are trying to politicise a virus rather than welcoming the increasing possibility of - if not beating it exactly - preventing an ever-rising death toll from continuing unabated?
I think that beating the virus could take a long time, but so did many others illnesses we all needed vaccines for⊠and we managed to beat them!
I feel that any criticism of the covid vaccines creates negative ideas, which will prevent people from having it, so criticizing governments on the way they handle it is not going to help anybody.
Like you, I just applaud the pharma companies that managed to create the vaccine so quickly and the fact that governments are doing their best to make sure as many people as possible can remain safe.
Lets hope we can all raise a glass to them later this year! 
I will happily second that.
Covid data for Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Global Cases: 96,622,632
Increase: 614,186
Global Deaths: 2,065,624
Increase: 16,313
Australia
Cases 28,740 Change: 10
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical 1
Cases per Million 1,120
UK
Cases 3,466,849 Change: 33,355
Deaths 91,470 Change: 1,610
Critical 3,916
Cases per Million 50,921
USA
Cases 24,806,964 Change: 180,588
Deaths 411,486 Change: 2,866
Critical 28,418
Cases per Million 74,702