Source:Unions have renewed calls for free rapid antigen tests and demanded urgent workplace safety plans be created following an emergency meeting on Monday as the nation grapples with rising COVID-19 infections.
They also want sector-specific plans to be developed as part of this consultation saying the threat posed by the Omicron variant requires a "different response." Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said workers who were sick or symptomatic could get free rapid tests from state clinics, which the federal government was helping subsidise.
“It’s a complex picture - it’s a trying time - but steps are being taken right now to alleviate some of those pressures.”
lillibet_marie We have a pandemic, And Sally union wants to have a strike If she does we should strike back We have put up with enough That will frightened Sally
Only 3 countries provide universally free AT HOME rapid test all of which have had far worse covid outcomes Can you please explain why free RATs solve the labour shortage? Why do people working from home need free RATs? The govs plan (which ALP premiers agreed to) is sensible
About fucking time.
How are LNP donors going to make money from the pandemic if rapid tests are free?
It's crystal clear our CHOs & our epidemiologists are bitterly divided between to two theories. Permissive Herd Immunity via mass infection or the Endemic plan (Qld CHO, Dr Kelly & Dr Nick) Vs Endemic is dangerous / impossible, vaxx + (Vic CHO, Dr Swan, MacIntyr, many more)..
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