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Willoughby excluded from enhanced WuhanCovid19 testing: It is not racist to target suburbs with a high concentration of Chinese residents living in high rise apartments, in an area that has been identified with the Wuhan Virus.

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by Ganesh Sahathevan Premier Glady Berejiklian's constituency in Willoughby has again been excluded from WuhanCovid19 testing. This is despite the fact of its proximity to  Ground Zero. The area bounded by the three schools highlighted in the map below include the suburbs of Chatswood, Ryde and Epping which have large Asian populations, many of whom are from China. +6 The position as at 9 March 2020:  All three schools are just 15 minutes from Macquarie Park, which was dubbed Australia's 'ground zero' for the deadly disease This list is the latest from NSW Health: Areas for increased testing and surveillance Blacktown Local Government Area Blue Mountains Local Government Area Canada Bay Local Government Area City of Lithgow Local Government Area​ Cumberland Local Government Area Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area Hornsby Local Government Area Inner West Local Government Area Lane Cove Local Government Area Liverpool Loc...
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Climate Council readies its PR machine for the post lockdown spending spree; hints at "an exciting new project related to economics, energy and climate change"

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Comment Morrison seems to be speaking of lockdowns of three, six, twelve months and more as if Australians As advertised on Seek.com: The Council Council says that " in the coming months, there is an important opportunity to support an economic recovery that is conducive to both peoples’ livelihoods and climate action requirements." It is looking for a Media Advisor to promote an " exciting new project related to economics, energy and climate change". Taxpayers are entitled to know how much more this lockdown is going to cost.  TO BE READ WITH  Media Advisor (Finance and Economic focus) Climate Council More jobs from this company The Climate Media Centre is a not-for-profit PR agency and spokesperson bureau for climate change.  An initiative of the Climate Council of Australia, we specialise in connecting journalists with people who are experiencing climate change impacts first-hand, as well as all the Australians coming up with innov...
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FIRB Chairman David Irvine not capable of protecting Australia from Chinese raiders in the post COVID19 world: Bellamy's decision suggests Irvine is more dodol than dalang

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by Ganesh Sahathevan Mr David Irvine AO In approving the acquisition of Bellamy’s Australia Ltd (Bellamy’s) by China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (China Mengniu)  Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said: The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has undertaken an extensive period of  consultation that considered a wide range of issues. Consistent with the unanimous recommendation of the FIRB, the Treasurer has concluded the acquisition is not contrary  to the national interest. This approval will ensure Bellamy’s can continue to support jobs in Australia and strengthen its ability to expand its domestic market as well as its export opportunities, particularly into the growing Asian market. Readers are reminded that  Bellamy's sells baby formula.   It is a matter of public knowledge  that  Chinese buyers are bulk buying the product via retail outlets and in the process distorting the local market. Why Bellamy's would need to be wholly-ow...
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Zhu Minshen's Top Group share prices continues to flounder despite TEQSA and the NSW LPAB (chaired by NSW Chief Justice Tom Bathurst) confidence : Dan Tehan must intervene to protect students, and investigate TEQSA & NSW LPAB's approvals for Australia's first private ,non-university law school

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by Ganesh Sahathevan Zhu Minshen's Top Group has been of concern to investors from the time it was listed in Hong Kong, despite TEQSA, the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board and the Law Council Australia backing.  TEQSA and the NSW LPAB, which is  chaired by the Chief Justice Of NSW, Tom Bathurst, once one of Australia's top commercial silks have all remained silent despite the Group's financial problems which persist (see story below). It is now left to Commonwealth Minister for Education Dan Tehan to ensure that students are protected. In the process, he cannot but  investigate   TEQSA and the NSW LPAB's dealings with Zhu Minshen. Zhu has stated publicly that the Law Council Australia also backed his law school, giving it offical approval.   The LCA's backing also requires investigation. TO BE READ WITH Did You Manage To Avoid Top Education Group’s (HKG:1752) 25% Share Price Drop?  Simply Wall St   April 18, 2020 ...
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Singapore started screening workers in dorms in January and was not concerned.; meanwhile, flights from China into Singapore continue without previous controls -Singapore's foreign worker dorm lockdown may not stop spread of Wuhan/COVID19 in the community

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by Ganesh Sahathevan Singapore's recent lockdown of foreign workers within their dormitories is surprising given that foreign workers were among the first to be screened for the Wuhan/COVID19 virus.This was reported by the government linked Channel News Asia:  Wuhan virus: Temperature screening, quarantine facilities in place at foreign worker dormitories Meanwhile  Singapore's Changi continues to receive passengers from China, and it does not seem as if these passengers are being subject to the same type of mandatory quarantining that was in effect in January.  TO BE READ WITH Are arrivals from China into Singapore responsible for the second wave of the Wuhan/COVID-19 virus contagion in Singapore, and Johor State being a red spot April 14, 2020 by Ganesh Sahathevan                           Wuhan/COVID19 Virus hotspots in Malaysia reported by the    ...
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