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K wrote:"New Zealand will go it alone on repatriating Kiwis in Wuhan..., chartering a flight to bring citizens home.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced the government will charter an Air New Zealand plane, with capacity for 300 passengers, to leave China - subject to Chinese approval.
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Kiwis will have to pay "a nominal fee" for their place, with the New Zealand government to cover "most of the cost" of the flight."


(AAP)
So is this a PDOOMA or a quote?

Do you have an opinion or do you just quote shit you like and neglect to link to it? Is there a link?
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K wrote:"Australians trapped at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak will have to pay $1000 to be evacuated from Wuhan to quarantine on Christmas Island."


Is it worth it? Just stay in lockdown in Wuhan??
How much would a normal return flight be? $1000 might not be such a bad deal for a private flight!
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But what are the conditions like on Christmas Island?!

It's reported they'll be dumped in Perth after that, so I guess it's a better deal for Perth residents than e.g. Brissy residents. NZ will offer up any spare seats on their chartered flight, so maybe they should see how much NZ will charge them. :wink:
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Ewww
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Lol!

Thank god they didn’t get passed Darwin
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Just for a change there's some misinformation floating around.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/202 ... k/11912590

So, no, Bill Gates didn't invent it, it hasn't infected your noodles or iced tea and drinking bleach IS a really bad idea at any time.
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stui magpie wrote:Just for a change there's some misinformation floating around.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/202 ... k/11912590

So, no, Bill Gates didn't invent it, it hasn't infected your noodles or iced tea and drinking bleach IS a really bad idea at any time.
and expensive, thankyou Beau the stupid poodle!
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think positive wrote:... and expensive, thankyou Beau the stupid poodle!
How did this happen? Did Beau just bite through the plastic bottle?
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think positive wrote:... and expensive, thankyou Beau the stupid poodle!
How did this happen? Did Beau just bite through the plastic bottle?
i was giving the shower a really good clean, including that gap between the base and the glass, the bleach water went on the floor, and he likes to drink out of the shower, i didnt realise he was there! he was about 8 months old at the time! he has also eaten a christmas reindeer, his shit was gift wrapped for a week! the vet still laughs about it!! he used to eat poo and rocks too, but he seems to have grown out of it now!
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He really should be more grateful, she's saving his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQXTgJLor-c
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That’s quite distressing.
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Lots of bleating on social media about the Government requiring folk who are to be evacuated from Wuhan to pay a nominal amount towards the cost and then when cleared having to pay to get to their homes from Perth - isn’t this why you have travel insurance :?
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Hmm. Would travel insurance cover something like this?

I reckon the fine print might catch people out. No question it's an unusual situation.
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