Morrison is an opportunist of the highest order. He is driven by focus groups rather than principles. The only principle he follows seems his lust for power. Morrison is not just an opportunist — the evidence (here and here and here and here and here and here and here) suggests…

(February 13–20) Omicron and how to live with it / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and New Zealand and Europe) / Win for the EC and von der Leyen and most likely for the EU / Omicron and how to live with it Germany, France, and several other European countries are soon headed the Scandinavian way (see last week’s Oz4Dummies) of abandoning various civil-rights restrictions, and no minute too early. Germany has also, effective immediately, taken off its list of countries classifed as high-risk about…

(February 6–13) Omicron and how to live with it / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and New Zealand and Europe) / Morrison on the ropes? / Omicron and how to live with it In Europe Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have ended their Covid restrictions and others are about to head in that direction. To no one’s surprise, a flurry of articles, blog entries, and twitter threads accompanied these developments.

(January 30–February 6) Omicron and how to live with it / That irresponsible pack, the alarmists / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and Europe and Asia) I traveled back to Sydney, via Bangkok (and its eerily empty airport), from Frankfurt, to end my European sojourn of almost two months. Arrived after two ten-hour flights with Thai Airways, and a ten-hour lay-over in Bangkok, Wednesday morning reasonably rested since both flights were at about 20 percent capacity…

(January 23–30) Omicron and how to live with it / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and NZ and Europe) I have been in Europe for more than six weeks now, travelling without a single problem from Frankfurt to Paris and then to the Prague, via Germany, and then back to Paris on the reverse itinerary. Yesterday left Paris for Wuerzburg, en route to Frankfurt from where I fly back…

(January 16–23) The game must go on! (Bye-bye, DJoker! And welcome back next year …) / Omicron and other Covid-19 variants / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and NZ and Europe and Asia) / DJoker wrap-up The Australian Open is in full swing, without the DJoker. The Federal Court attested the Immi Minister a decision within the powers he is given. (The Federal Court explained in its reasons for the decision that there is a power under the Migration Act to cancel a…

(January 9–16) The Djoker is gone (Hallelujah!) / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and Europe) Quite the week it was, wasn’t it? The Novax Djoker story made headlines wherever you were. A bit like a fart in a VW Beetle, windows closed. …

(January 2–9) Omicron, Omi-gone soon? / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and France/Germany) It’s been quite the week, from the brouhaha over Novax Djokovic (which completely dominated the headlines in the land of Oz) to the never-ending news about Omicron and the havoc it causes world-wide, thousands of flight cancellations and all. Stressed health systems, too. / Omicron, Omi-gone soon? A (not-yet-refereed) Danish…

(December 26–January 2 ) Omicron, Omi-gone soon? / Pandemic normality in the land of Oz (and Europe) Omicron has taken the world by storm, pretty much everywhere. Notable exceptions are China, a couple of other Asian countries, and Western Australia. For now. It is not clear what the end-game is of their covid-zero strategy. / Omicron, Omi-gone soon? Within a couple of weeks Omicron has confirmed what…