NT borders decision timing a matter of economic survival
THERE is no medical justification for the continued closure of state borders, and they will need to be reopened to save jobs. The NT Government shouldn’t ruin any hope of some form of economic survival by being last cab off the rank to re-open
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THERE is no medical justification for the continued closure of state borders.
This is not the NT News saying this.
It is Australia’s deputy chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, who has made it clear that, from a medical point of view, he can’t see why the borders are still closed.
As we said on Wednesday, Chief Minister Michael Gunner and other leaders have performed well in handling the coronavirus pandemic.
But will they be the architects of an economic catastrophe because they are being too cautious and too wedded to their rhetoric?
It’s now May and September is a heck of a long time for the borders to remain shut.
It is an eternity for the Territory’s critically ill small businesses to survive.
States will need to reopen borders to save jobs.
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Reopening the Territory borders a month earlier could be all the difference for some.
No one is asking the NT Government to throw caution to the wind. We all know there must be a new normal.
But don’t ruin any hope of some form of economic survival by being last cab off the rank to re-open.
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We already face a massive disadvantage because we will be competing for business against the economic powerhouses of NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
Then add in SA, WA and Tasmania. They all want the same customers we want.
It will be a domestic free-for-all and we may well be massively outgunned.
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