EPISODE · May 3, 2021 · 52 MIN
COVID NORMAL with Richard Riordan MP
from It is Discernable® · host Matt Wong
Now we are entering 'Covid Normal', what do we want it to be? Do we even have a choice? Richard Riordan MP joined me to discuss as many aspects of Covid Normal as possible: Medical martial law States running out of money Businesses choosing Sydney and Adelaide over Melbourne A 2-tiered society (mandatory vaccinations) Making life easy for government (but not for you) VicRoads being flogged off Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Hg8fGB5OkDk ------------------------------------ 1:46 Shifting Goalposts – ‘the beach is unsafe…go to Bunnings’ 3:00 Anzac Day Hypocrisy 2021 5:05 The Colac Community Beat Covid-19 without Government 5:53 Shifting Goalposts – vaccines no longer our saviour 9:26 Medical Martial Law 12:27 States running out of money 14:58 Pulling out of Victoria – it’s not safe for business 16:18 COVID-23 (The Songbird Movie) 22:37 NSW Hotel Quarantine Sets the Standard 23:33 A 2-tiered society (mandatory vaccinations) 28:14 Disenfranchised citizens 29:34 Easy for Government (But Not For You) 32:35 Service NSW vs VicRoads 35:01 Vaccine Passports Around The World 39:25 Getting rational with Australia’s state borders 42:28 Liberals suck at elections 44:52 Calling for Smarter Government 47:06 Richard’s Magic Wand 47:42 Geelong’s Rebound Proves you Don’t Need Government to Succeed 51:53 How We Should Get to ‘Covid Normal’ ------------------------------------ Subscribe to Discernable on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/discernable?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Discernable Crew (email list) to never lose access to our content: https://www.discernable.io/crew
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Now we are entering 'Covid Normal', what do we want it to be? Do we even have a choice? Richard Riordan MP joined me to discuss as many aspects of Covid Normal as possible: Medical martial law States running out of money Businesses choosing Sydney and Adelaide over Melbourne A 2-tiered society (mandatory vaccinations) Making life easy for government (but not for you) VicRoads being flogged off Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Hg8fGB5OkDk ------------------------------------ 1:46 Shifting Goalposts – ‘the beach is unsafe…go to Bunnings’ 3:00 Anzac Day Hypocrisy 2021 5:05 The Colac Community Beat Covid-19 without Government 5:53 Shifting Goalposts – vaccines no longer our saviour 9:26 Medical Martial Law 12:27 States running out of money 14:58 Pulling out of Victoria – it’s not safe for business 16:18 COVID-23 (The Songbird Movie) 22:37 NSW Hotel Quarantine Sets the Standard 23:33 A 2-tiered society (mandatory vaccinations) 28:14 Disenfranchised citizens 29:34 Easy for Government (But Not For You) 32:35 Service NSW vs VicRoads 35:01 Vaccine Passports Around The World 39:25 Getting rational with Australia’s state borders 42:28 Liberals suck at elections 44:52 Calling for Smarter Government 47:06 Richard’s Magic Wand 47:42 Geelong’s Rebound Proves you Don’t Need Government to Succeed 51:53 How We Should Get to ‘Covid Normal’ ------------------------------------ Subscribe to Discernable on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/discernable?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Discernable Crew (email list) to never lose access to our content: https://www.discernable.io/crew
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