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Getting Australia back to work

By Everald Compton - posted Monday, 20 April 2020


As the world will be hit with increasing regularity by more viruses of the deadly nature of Covid19, we must permanently enshrine Physical Distancing into Australian life so the current crisis does not happen again.

It must be made illegal to deliberately stand or sit within 1.5 metres of another person except in our own homes. Policing this will be difficult but in extreme cases, this can be enforced by citizen arrest and subsequent court fines.

Seating on all public transport, especially on planes and cruise liners, must be refigured to adhere to a 1.5 metre rule and fares should be raised accordingly to cover extra costs involved. This is a price that is worth paying. However, demand for transport will drop as people decide to permanently work from home and long-distance travel is replaced by virtual meetings.

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This will apply also to Schools, Universities, Theatres, Churches, Sporting Arenas, Convention Centres and any other places where people gather in public.

In addition, handshakes, hugs & kissing in public must be banned even though these three habits are a long-standing element of our Australian culture as they are the major conveyors of disease.

 People will convey their greetings and affection with words.

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Every small business must open within one month from now, with owners having to guarantee that anyone entering their premises must use, on the way in and out, sanitisers that the business provides.

They must also guarantee that staff and customers will keep physical distances of 1.5 metres and that doors must be closed temporarily when this limit is reached.

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The same rule will apply for those who operate industries or logistical operations of any kind.

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Significant public funding must be allocated this year to every local government in Australia to enable them to immediately employ local skilled tradespersons, plus unemployed locals of any profession who are out of work or underemployed and are willing to be their temporary apprentices.

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Everald Compton is Chairman of The Longevity Forum, a not for profit entity which is implementing The Blueprint for an Ageing Australia. He was a Founding Director of National Seniors Australia and served as its Chairman for 25 years. Subsequently , he was Chairman for three years of the Federal Government's Advisory Panel on Positive Ageing.

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