The quantitative easing program was started in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic (*) wreaked havoc on the nation’s economy and has left the RBA holding a record $337 billion in federal and state government debt. Before the pandemic, the bank held $16 billion.
Quantitative easing is when central banks buy assets such as bonds to create new money to stimulate economic activity. Along with low interest rates, quantitative easing has been a major feature of the RBA’s response to the pandemic, (**) which in 2020 put the nation into its worst recession since the Great Depression.
RBA governor Philip Lowe said on Tuesday the Omicron COVID-19 outbreak (***) had affected the economy but “has not derailed” the recovery.
Mark McGowan has gone so overboard and autocratic I wonder whether he is thinking of WA seceding from the Commonwealth? It seems an obvious direction for them as West Australians seem overwhelmingly to support him.
It’s hard to know with Australians, whether it’s simple laziness and “she’ll be right” or outright approval and support of his policies.
Anyone with a brain knew what labor would do to the budget. Whitlam trashed the budget in the early 1970’s and it was not until 1997 that we started to reduce govt debt.
The current spendathon i doubt will ever be repaid
mh, Albo is the weakest link for the Labor Party in my opinion. Morrison would have to fail really amazingly before Labor would be voted in.
For one thing, most people don’t know he is the leader of the Federal opposition Labor, and if they do can’t pronounce his name.
Very difficult to see him winning an election. He is a “nothing” at the moment. He simply does not exist in political terms.
But you tossed that aside to work at the council elections.
Wow you have a good memory.
I am unemployed and got offered some council election work. Two weeks pre-poll work plus election day. But you have to be double jabbed to get the job. So i got double jabbed
DAVID Beckham has revealed wife Victoria has eaten the same meal every day for 25 years – much to his dismay.
The 46-year-old said he loves sharing his food but the former Spice Girl, 47, will only ever have grilled fish and steamed veg, admitting the one time she did try something else was “one of his favourite evenings.”
Is there a putsch against Morrison going on in the Liberal Party, an attempt to change the leadership before their coming election wipe-out? When Gladys calls him untrustworthy, and when one of his ministers calls him a psycho, it looks like there’s a challenge coming up.
Is their a putsch against Morrison in the Liberal Party at the moment? Gladys said that he’s untrustworthy, and one of his cabinet ministers said that he’s a psycho. It looks like the Liberals (in name only) want him gone to save whatever they can of the furniture before the coming election wipeout.
It may have been touched on here but I recall reading about it on another site. Andrew Bolt on Canada’s other news. Which should be corrected on their ABC, which of course will happen when pigs fly.
Yes Shy Ted. Because there are many, many a kid out there who want to be racecar drivers. Motorsport as a whole is very much low down on the list of black fella interests. FMD what a disgraceful bit of kowtowing.
Public-health officials ruined many lives by insisting that workers with natural immunity to Covid-19 be fired if they weren’t fully vaccinated. But after two years of accruing data, the superiority of natural immunity over vaccinated immunity is clear. By firing staff with natural immunity, employers got rid of those least likely to infect others. It’s time to reinstate those employees with an apology.
The data are now abundantly clear. Natural imm is more effective than vax imm.
Sadly, tens of thousands Americans lost their job & livelihood because the Ab circulating in their blood are Ab the govt does not recognize. Sci group think ruined their careers. Agree to Re-instate
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra welcomed their daughter 12 weeks EARLY via surrogate after ‘busy’ couple had been wishing for a baby for ‘quite some time’
Top rated comment: If you are too busy to make it, you are too busy to have it.
Look at this BS. In reverse order the death vs reporting tally for you know what from the last 4 weeks.
The TGA has identified 11 reports where the cause of death was linked to vaccination from 755 reports received and reviewed.
The TGA has identified 11 reports of death that were linked to vaccination from 751 reports received and reviewed.
The TGA has identified 11 reports of death that were linked to vaccination from 740 reports received and reviewed.
The TGA has identified 11 reports of death that were linked to vaccination from 726 reports received and reviewed.
So adverse effects reports are running at about 3k per week which shows reporting is still happening but death reports at 5-10. We know people die at about 3k per week anyway and with “90%” vax rates that’s 2.7k post-vax deaths. Then there’s this –
My first thoughts are that “they” are calling vax deaths Convid deaths and simply not reporting, doing autopsies and simply ignoring the deaths of the frail elderly and “several comorbidities”, as possible vax-related deaths.
Which is quite consistent with
When to report a COVID-19 vaccination death to the coroner
The fact that a person received a COVID-19 vaccine some time prior to their death does not of itself make their death reportable to the coroner. The death of a person who has received a COVID-19 vaccination will only be reportable to the coroner if:
the death may be vaccine-related (health care related); or
the death is reportable for another reason (for example – the person died as a result of mechanical fall-related injury).
Further information, including where to seek advice from the Coronial Registrar regarding whether a death should be reported to the Coroner, is available at Attributing deaths to COVID-19 vaccines – a guide for medical practitioners (PDF 302 kB)
Note: If there are no adverse outcomes from a COVID-19 vaccine and the death is not reportable to the coroner then the vaccine does not need to be reported on the death certificate.
Guidelines
No doubt other states are similar but it’s a “get out of jail free” card for the vaccines seeing as how we know comorbidities are present in all but a few cases, which in Qld seems to be 11.
I have been quietly watching a mini drama on this blog, on for a few months. Other keen blog observers may have noticed it, too. Maybe, we are all too polite to say anything.
But catching up with this Open Thread, it may be time for a response – a long one.
Tweets are fine @elonmusk but you can dramatically change the political and cultural landscape this way: 1. Buy and take over a major social media platform 2. Acquire or create a TV network like ABC, NBC or CBS 3. Create a world-class online university and offer degrees for free.
Any other grown a$$ man willing to admit they shed at least single tear of joy this weekend? I DID! Messages like the one below need to shared far and wide.
The Age
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And the dipsticks wanna squeeze us for three hundred billion more for the RE scam over the next few years.
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has left the RBA holding a record $337 billion in federal and state government debt.
In 2007 the Commonwealth was debt free. Shows how quickly things can change
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I wonder if the pandemic plan was followed.
Was there one?
Better off having the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
DON’T PANIC.
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Alan Moran’s latest climate news: catch up on all the alarmist bullshit:
https://www.regulationeconomics.com/so/dcNwo3PHq?languageTag=en&cid=13546b30-a9ef-4e10-9cf2-423ecbcdd4bf#/main
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From the wacky world of islam:
French journalist under police guard over her report on Islam in town where shops sell FACELESS DOLLS, restaurant has cubicles for women to eat and Muslim who spoke out was threatened with beheading
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I can’t name names, but that little ***t needs his head against smacked against a 90 degree bench top. Forehead to the edge.
Hopefully his children will do it. He is a evil **** that needs his head caved in.
Little Schwab areshole
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I heard ol’ Neil put her down
Sweet Home Alabama
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Hey, Neil. Where do you stand on homos fondling your potato’s?
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Mark McGowan has gone so overboard and autocratic I wonder whether he is thinking of WA seceding from the Commonwealth? It seems an obvious direction for them as West Australians seem overwhelmingly to support him.
It’s hard to know with Australians, whether it’s simple laziness and “she’ll be right” or outright approval and support of his policies.
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Why the nasty comments??
Fact is The Commonwealth was debt free in 2007
Anyone with a brain knew what labor would do to the budget. Whitlam trashed the budget in the early 1970’s and it was not until 1997 that we started to reduce govt debt.
The current spendathon i doubt will ever be repaid
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Albo supports him.
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mh, Albo is the weakest link for the Labor Party in my opinion. Morrison would have to fail really amazingly before Labor would be voted in.
For one thing, most people don’t know he is the leader of the Federal opposition Labor, and if they do can’t pronounce his name.
Very difficult to see him winning an election. He is a “nothing” at the moment. He simply does not exist in political terms.
Probably a nice chap though.
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Anything else Morrison has to achieve?
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Sorry, Neil. Thought you might be able to throw a joke together.
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Neil, you could have been a pure blood like me and Ragu.
But you tossed that aside to work at the council elections.
Hey hey, my my
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Rub and tug albo is a commie who frequents brothels.
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Early or late memes.
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But you tossed that aside to work at the council elections.
Wow you have a good memory.
I am unemployed and got offered some council election work. Two weeks pre-poll work plus election day. But you have to be double jabbed to get the job. So i got double jabbed
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Did someone say KFC?
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Glenn Wheatley, brown bread
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Suzanne Vega – Luka (Official Video)
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Gerry Rafferty – Get It Right Next Time (Official Video)
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Lame pics.
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Anyone seen Kaysee? Are you ok?
Diamond heart, to Mars!
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Good Lame Pics; I must say imgur is a woke site; everytime I go on there and praise Trump they ban me.
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Is there a putsch against Morrison going on in the Liberal Party, an attempt to change the leadership before their coming election wipe-out? When Gladys calls him untrustworthy, and when one of his ministers calls him a psycho, it looks like there’s a challenge coming up.
Scott Morrison called a psycho by a Cabinet Minister
https://rumble.com/vtrwco-scott-morrison-c-alled-a-psycho-by-berejiklian.html?mref=qnz9d&mc=6f8oi
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Turdeau uniting the nation, one family at a time.
Soccer World Cup this year. Prizes for the best dressed.
That deserves a FMD.
Ukrainian expertise
Secret plans for the Murray Darling flow.
Explains the influx of subcontinentals.
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In England but respect for the rozzers has fallen further.
Go after Tommy Robinson, turn a blind eye to Rotherham. FMD
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More countries dumping Coronavirus restrictions.
https://cairnsnews.org/2022/02/02/more-countries-dumping-coronavirus-restrictions/
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I posted this earlier but it didn’t appear.
Is their a putsch against Morrison in the Liberal Party at the moment? Gladys said that he’s untrustworthy, and one of his cabinet ministers said that he’s a psycho. It looks like the Liberals (in name only) want him gone to save whatever they can of the furniture before the coming election wipeout.
Scott Morrison called a psycho by a Cabinet Minister
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It appears that links to Rumble videos are blocked at this site.
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The QLD headlines are all about a 10 year old child dying from Covid.
Reality is this:
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Excellent news from the Cargoaroundandaround First Nations people.
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It may have been touched on here but I recall reading about it on another site. Andrew Bolt on Canada’s other news. Which should be corrected on their ABC, which of course will happen when pigs fly.
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Yes Shy Ted. Because there are many, many a kid out there who want to be racecar drivers. Motorsport as a whole is very much low down on the list of black fella interests. FMD what a disgraceful bit of kowtowing.
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Trois
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Dr. Marty Makary, a professor at John Hopkins University School of Medicine writing in The Wall Street Journal,
The High Cost of Disparaging Natural Immunity to Covid
And here:
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How to have a baby ….. without actually having a baby.
It’s a girl!
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra welcomed their daughter 12 weeks EARLY via surrogate after ‘busy’ couple had been wishing for a baby for ‘quite some time’
Top rated comment:
If you are too busy to make it, you are too busy to have it.
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But, if you are really, really having a baby:
Pregnant, Triple Vaxxed, Stuck In Afghanistan:
New Zealand Blocking Reporter From Returning Home
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Yay! Kaysee’s back.
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Look at this BS. In reverse order the death vs reporting tally for you know what from the last 4 weeks.
The TGA has identified 11 reports where the cause of death was linked to vaccination from 755 reports received and reviewed.
The TGA has identified 11 reports of death that were linked to vaccination from 751 reports received and reviewed.
The TGA has identified 11 reports of death that were linked to vaccination from 740 reports received and reviewed.
The TGA has identified 11 reports of death that were linked to vaccination from 726 reports received and reviewed.
So adverse effects reports are running at about 3k per week which shows reporting is still happening but death reports at 5-10. We know people die at about 3k per week anyway and with “90%” vax rates that’s 2.7k post-vax deaths.
Then there’s this –
My first thoughts are that “they” are calling vax deaths Convid deaths and simply not reporting, doing autopsies and simply ignoring the deaths of the frail elderly and “several comorbidities”, as possible vax-related deaths.
Which is quite consistent with
Guidelines
No doubt other states are similar but it’s a “get out of jail free” card for the vaccines seeing as how we know comorbidities are present in all but a few cases, which in Qld seems to be 11.
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30 Jan:
mh:
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candy:
Liberal HQ are wondering if Newspoll would be different if they had let Novak stay and play.
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I have been quietly watching a mini drama on this blog, on for a few months. Other keen blog observers may have noticed it, too. Maybe, we are all too polite to say anything.
But catching up with this Open Thread, it may be time for a response – a long one.
Will get to it later.
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They let Scummo get rolled by Stairmaster Dan in the National Cabinet.
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Dinesh D’Souza
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Scummo being a “horrible person” is verbatim from Tinta from a while ago – it must be a common impression.
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What, Steve T? Im sure he doesn’t want to get any of us in the shit. Cripes, compared to boomervaxally, this place is a dutch coffeshop of calm
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This is from a few days ago. Maybe it has already been posted here.
The police officer who was killed in New York while responding to a domestic call. He was just 22. So was his wife.
Widow of NYPD Officer Jason Rivera Gives Emotional Eulogy at Funeral
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Oh give me a home
Where the “butch” Bankies roam…
If it were an open public forum they’d be pummeled senseless.
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Graham Hood at 5.55
Truckies agree with him.
Truckistan Amb. Poso
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Phyxx
Message from a Truckie
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I’m ok, Ragu. Thanks for asking.
I came in to put up posts on the main page but was too busy to get into the Open Thread.
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Thanks, Delta.
I am embarrassed that my absence was noticed. I’m just a mere mortal. 🙂