TheFreqFlyer - as for Tasmania - everything 'feels' normal but to me it's an illusion. Everything is open, masks are not mandatory, we can drive around and shop and eat and drink out, go to work etc. What's to complain about - most people here would ask? But 'normal' is in comparison to April las...

Rotate - absolutely. On nearly every social media news article I read the "don't open the borders, we don't want the foreigners bringing it back in" comments. It is truly a nation of virtue signalers - 'yeah, gotta keep Aussies safe' and all that. Head down to Tasmania and that attitude just conc...

I don't agree that Australia has upheld civil liberties per se, better than other countries - it has just been fortunate that Oz is emerging from 6 months of warmer weather and has low 'cases' and now that it is starting to cool down, that might change. Having lived in the UK and then returned to...

Really? Good grief. Is there any way you can provide evidence of a move - house purchase, rental agreement, job offer.  proof you have moved possessions?I dare say you would have done that if you could have but thought I'd ask. I only know you can apply as many times as you want so just keep...

Morning Patrick - interesting, I hadn't realised other state borders were open as I'm a bit behind the Aussie times here. My husband is currently working in Tasmania and I have a daughter in Melbourne so obviously the filtered news I'm getting from them is a little dismal. Tasmania do tend t...