similar madness is happening all over Australia - with the Federal Govt being one of only three countries which doesn’t allow Australians to leave the country.
all Australian FakeNewsMSM is with the covid program - with the exception of a few brave individuals, some of whom originally went with the hysteria.
however, given a “celebrity” for their headlines, they are reporting the following hypocrisy today, though they could list dozens of bizarre exemptions for sports stars, etc, and, on the other hand, many refusals to grant exemptions on compassionate grounds for individuals across the border (where there have been no cases whatsoever) to receive medical treatment for emergency non-covid conditions or, for a Queenslander to return home to attend a father’s funeral, after not being granted exemption to visit him before he died:
10 Sept: The New Daily: Queensland borders are shut pretty tight, unless you’re Tom Hanks
by Catherine Boyes, social media reporter; with AAP
Liberal National Party MP Laura Gerber asked if Hanks was in mandatory quarantine after flying into the Gold Coast.
Ms Palaszczuk confirmed Hanks was exempt from quarantine under the film industry’s COVID-safe plan.
“Under that plan they have to stay in the place for two weeks just like everybody else and they will have random checks, as my understanding, by the police,” she told parliament...
Ms Palaszczuk said the big budget film would bring more than $100 million and 900 jobs into the Gold Coast economy.
Hanks is not the first star to be exempt from the strict border rules.
In July, the decision by Queensland health to give Masked Singer Australia judge Dannii Minogue an exemption caused backlash on social media...
https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2020/09/09/tom-hanks-exempt-qld-quarantine/
10 Sept: 9 News Australia: Queensland Health responds to anger after children stopped from visiting dying dad due to border restrictions
By Olivana Lathouris
The Queensland Government says it won’t budge on its strict border measures with NSW despite revelations a father-of-four dying in a Brisbane hospital was told only one of his children would be able to visit him a final time as a result of coronavirus restrictions...
Controversy over the situation has been bolstered after it was discovered actor Tom Hanks was allowed to cross the border to resume filming of an Elvis Presley biopic.
Hanks is currently in two weeks hotel quarantine along with his crew.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-health-statement-after-children-not-allowed-to-visit-dying-dad-nsw-qld-coronavirus-border-restrictions/
sadly, polls allege the harder the covid line taken by State Premiers, the more the public loves them! go figure.
Well I’m Australian but I escaped almost 60 years ago. :)
The fake news part is exactly the same in the US.