@ArthurRorris @edhusic @KKeneally @AdamBandt @WilkieMP @zalisteggall #RubyPrincess crew (~1000) wait for approval to *fly* home.
Interesting who’s in charge of what:
‘NSW Health..advising Australian Border Force and NSW Police on..the crew, but..to disembark.."they need the approval of the NSW Police Commissioner"
t.ly/l7B1
Interesting who’s in charge of what:
‘NSW Health..advising Australian Border Force and NSW Police on..the crew, but..to disembark.."they need the approval of the NSW Police Commissioner"
t.ly/l7B1
@ArthurRorris @edhusic @KKeneally @AdamBandt @WilkieMP @zalisteggall BREAKING: Last AUS pandemic drill was in 2008.
Since then WHO declared 5 global health public emergencies:
Swine flu, 2009
Polio, 2014
Zika, 2016
Ebola, 2014 & 2019
“some of these errors [eg. #RubyPrincess] may not have occurred." @adamkams @Sydney_Uni t.ly/9857
Since then WHO declared 5 global health public emergencies:
Swine flu, 2009
Polio, 2014
Zika, 2016
Ebola, 2014 & 2019
“some of these errors [eg. #RubyPrincess] may not have occurred." @adamkams @Sydney_Uni t.ly/9857
@ArthurRorris @edhusic @KKeneally @AdamBandt @WilkieMP @zalisteggall @adamkams @Sydney_Uni ICYMI: Heartbreaking stories from the #RubyPrincess fiasco by @jason_om @abc730
‘These are real people, real examples’
They deserve a Federal Royal Commission #RubyRC to get to the bottom of what happened an make sure it does not happen again. #auspol
‘These are real people, real examples’
They deserve a Federal Royal Commission #RubyRC to get to the bottom of what happened an make sure it does not happen again. #auspol
@ArthurRorris @edhusic @KKeneally @AdamBandt @WilkieMP @zalisteggall @adamkams @Sydney_Uni @jason_om @abc730 22 Apr: ‘The opening day of the #RubyPrincess inquiry: ship's senior doctor [Dr Ilse Von Watzdorf] was "surprised" passengers disembarked so quickly at Sydney.’
She "would have waited" for results of the swab.’
t.ly/ac4F
She "would have waited" for results of the swab.’
t.ly/ac4F
@ArthurRorris @edhusic @KKeneally @AdamBandt @WilkieMP @zalisteggall @adamkams @Sydney_Uni @jason_om @abc730 23 Apr: #RubyPrincess leaves AUS today - with captain and few hundred crew.
NSW Special Inquiry continues. No show by ship captain - sends hotel manager.
Senate Select Committee on Covid19 - first hearing today.
NSW Special Inquiry continues. No show by ship captain - sends hotel manager.
Senate Select Committee on Covid19 - first hearing today.
@ArthurRorris @edhusic @KKeneally @AdamBandt @WilkieMP @zalisteggall @adamkams @Sydney_Uni @jason_om @abc730 23 Apr: CMO: pandemic cruise ship exercise - May last year! #RubyPrincess
‘we do planning exercises all the time’ & ‘those [drills a decade ago] were 'very massive exercises'
5 global public health emerg. since 2008. Didn’t rate a ‘massive pandemic drill’?
#Insiders @KKeneally
‘we do planning exercises all the time’ & ‘those [drills a decade ago] were 'very massive exercises'
5 global public health emerg. since 2008. Didn’t rate a ‘massive pandemic drill’?
#Insiders @KKeneally
27 Apr “If we didn't have the cruise ships," Professor Collignon said, "our curve would have looked a lot better, a lot sooner." Prof Peter Collignon
#RubyPrincess
abc.net.au/news/2020-04-2…
#RubyPrincess
abc.net.au/news/2020-04-2…
30 Apr: ‘Outbreak at the NW Regional and NW Private hospitals most likely began when a #RubyPrincess passenger with a confirmed case of COVID-19 transmitted the infection to staff, who transmitted it to other staff and patients at the two hospitals.’ bit.ly/2xl0Odv
’20 Mar: PM Morrison bans all foreigners from coming to Australia – but says ‘being on a plane is very low risk, it is very low’. Many #RubyPrincess passengers travel home on planes...including those in a major outbreak in north-west Tasmania…#lockdown’ t.ly/8YDO
Dear MIN Frydenberg, could we please also model the contribution from letting 2700 passengers casually disembark #RubyPrincess & travel all over AUS, all contributing to ‘lockdown’. #RubyRC #LearnFromMistakes 
The news comes as Aspen complied with a request to stand down a member of its surge staff on Monday after Newmarch’s operator, Anglicare, accused the carer of “breaches of the PPE [Personal Protective Equipment] protocol”. #RubyPrincess amp.theguardian.com/australia-news…
6 May: The decision to let the ship dock was based on information that was 18 hours out of date. Major missteps by Aus Border Force & NSW HEALTH led to 21 deaths and more than 660 COVID-19 cases. #RubyPrincess
twitter.com/Sir_Thomas_Wyn…
twitter.com/Sir_Thomas_Wyn…
Harbour master called by Border Force #RubyPrincess
Cameron Butchart, the port services manager and duty harbour master: “a concern for the occupational health and safety” of sending a pilot on board to help the ship dock, because of Covid-19. bit.ly/2W67YvQ
Cameron Butchart, the port services manager and duty harbour master: “a concern for the occupational health and safety” of sending a pilot on board to help the ship dock, because of Covid-19. bit.ly/2W67YvQ
17 Mar: 2 days before #RubyPrincess arrived in Sydney. MUA letter to PM urging ‘stricter biosecurity controls across Australia’s seaports including pre-entry inspection of vessels’ #unions
6 May: Latest on #RubyPrincess Senate & NSW Inquiries via @KKeneally ‘Who is in charge of our borders?’ ‘Clear as mud’
@KKeneally #RubyPrincess Excellent piece @KarenMMiddleton @SatPaper Mar18, 'phone calls, emails and text messages flew'
'Late into the night, the conversations went back and forth, a web of interactions that reflects the tangle of responsibilities’ t.ly/n5kN
'Late into the night, the conversations went back and forth, a web of interactions that reflects the tangle of responsibilities’ t.ly/n5kN
@KKeneally @KarenMMiddleton @SatPaper The NSW Premier also said "border protection is not something normally the states would be involved in" in response to that question, adding: "We have to allow the commission of inquiry to do its work." #RubyPrincess
19/03/2030 #RubyPrincess
12.50AM Docking Allowed
02.15AM Australian Border Force (ABF) calls Harbour Master: Concerned 120 people in isolation
Offer to stop
0.2.20AM ABF calls back with words time the effect ‘I’ve spoken to my supervisor, bring it in.”
12.50AM Docking Allowed
02.15AM Australian Border Force (ABF) calls Harbour Master: Concerned 120 people in isolation
Offer to stop
0.2.20AM ABF calls back with words time the effect ‘I’ve spoken to my supervisor, bring it in.”
‘WA Health MIN Roger Cook said the state's borders could reopen if other states — particularly VIC & NSW — showed sustained low numbers of the virus.’
ABF et al allowed many #RubyPrincess passengers to casually disembark & fly home… #RubyRC #auspol
amp.abc.net.au/article/122666…
ABF et al allowed many #RubyPrincess passengers to casually disembark & fly home… #RubyRC #auspol
amp.abc.net.au/article/122666…
‘It was unusual to hear announcements asking passengers with a fever to come to the medical centre.’
"Then they made an announcement that the NSW health authorities would not be letting us off when we docked," Ms Torrance #RubyPrincess #4Corners #auspol
amp.abc.net.au/article/122668…
"Then they made an announcement that the NSW health authorities would not be letting us off when we docked," Ms Torrance #RubyPrincess #4Corners #auspol
amp.abc.net.au/article/122668…
"Certainly, there's delegated power to NSW Health. But in terms of any delegation of power, there's responsibility on the delegator to ensure...that delegation is appropriately managed." - former head of ABF, Roman Quaedvlieg #RubyPrincess #auspol #RubyRC
‘Carnival Hit With First Shareholder Class Action Over COVID-19 Outbreaks’ #RubyPrincess #RubyRC
law.com/dailybusinessr…
law.com/dailybusinessr…
‘A 2019 drill to practise dealing with a pandemic on a cruise ship coming into Sydney concluded that communication between government agencies was “robust and well-practised”, one year before the #RubyPrincess debacle.’ #RubyRC #RubyDutton t.ly/EDbO
“The government not only has a unique opportunity but a moral obligation, to learn from #Covid-19 & reform the way the cruise ship industry is regulated before allowing operations to restart in our waters” P.Crumlin @MaritimeUnionAU #RubyPrincess #RubyRC t.ly/cDCz
@MaritimeUnionAU ICYMI: 30 May: Coronavirus-hit #RubyPrincess passengers contacted about crew member with tuberculosis. #RubyRC abc.net.au/news/2020-05-3…
@MaritimeUnionAU ‘575 #covid19 infected passengers took planes, taxis, trains and buses all over the state [NS] but only infected 18 others? Really?’ - @helendalton22 #RubyPrincess #RubyRC
‘Another reason NSW Health had let passengers leave was because they had flights to catch, the inquiry heard, which the report appeared to justify.’ #RubyPrincess #RubyRC
themandarin.com.au/135020-nsw-hea…
themandarin.com.au/135020-nsw-hea…
’A GOLD Coast retiree who almost died after contracting coronavirus on a #RubyPrincess voyage has joined more than 70 other Queenslanders linked to a class action lawsuit against the cruise ship’s operators.’ #RubyRC #borders #auspol Timeline
👇couriermail.com.au/coronavirus/ru…
👇couriermail.com.au/coronavirus/ru…
‘Avid cruiser Lynda De Lamotte recounted the peculiar 2am arrival time of the Ruby Princess which left hundreds of passengers swarming on the dock in close proximity.’ #RubyPrincess #RubyRC
smh.com.au/national/nsw/r…
smh.com.au/national/nsw/r…
‘A NSW Health executive says she believed more COVID-19 swabs should have been taken and clearer messaging provided before passengers were allowed to disembark the Ruby Princess and scatter across Australia and internationally.’ #RubyPrincess #RubyRC
examiner.com.au/story/6811650/…
examiner.com.au/story/6811650/…
15 Jul: ‘New South Wales Health made a “serious mistake” in using an out-of-date arrival form template for the Ruby Princess when it docked in Sydney, the special inquiry into the cruise ship that resulted in a Covid-19 cluster has heard’ #RubyPrincess amp.theguardian.com/australia-news…
18 July 2020: #RubyPrincess ‘Here is what we learned from four months of hearings into how the cruise ship was allowed to dock and disembark with cases of Covid-19’ #RubyRC #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
Breaking: Class Action Launched Over Ruby Princess Coronaivrus Cruise Fiasco #RubyPrincess
facebook.com/Sunrise/videos…
facebook.com/Sunrise/videos…
30 JUL Breaking #RubyPrincess. A senior @AusBorderForce officer misinterpreted a key document, thinking isolated passengers had been cleared of #COVID19 when in fact they had only been cleared of the common flu. @andrewprobyn #auspol amp.abc.net.au/article/125050…
ICYMI. Important development in #RubyPrincess debacle revealed on #ABC730 by @andrewprobyn. Border Force official misread Ruby Princess test results - a fatal error. Federal level. Impact AUS & OS. This requires a full judicial inquiry. #RubyRC #auspol abc.net.au/7.30/border-fo…
New York Post reports on #RubyPrincess debacle. ‘The mistake wasn’t noticed until more than 30 hours after the passengers...according to documents obtained by the outlet.’ H/t @andrewprobyn #RubyRC #RubyDutton #auspol
‘nypost.com/2020/07/30/rub…'
‘nypost.com/2020/07/30/rub…'
Important. Commonwealth is *not* fully cooperating with NSW #RubyPrincess Special Inquiry. & that many passengers got on planes to other States and other countries is why a Federal Royal Commission into the #RubyPrincess debacle is needed. #auspol https://t.co/QQD2ak8rPa
Australian Border Force abdicates responsibility for ships to travel to New Zealand [#RubyPrincess was in Akaroa, NZ Harbour for 10hrs] & return. #RubyRC #auspol @andrewprobyn @abc730
“The ABF only has legislative responsibilities…overseas ports"
themandarin.com.au/136635-abf-ref…
“The ABF only has legislative responsibilities…overseas ports"
themandarin.com.au/136635-abf-ref…
@andrewprobyn @abc730 6 AUG: #RubyPrincess @andrewprobyn asks PM & MIN Dutton about the NSW Inquiry.
#RubyDutton refuses to fully cooperate with NSW Special Inquiry and says: “I’m not going to have them besmirched on a regular basis by anybody.” #auspol #RubyRC #RubyDutton
thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/08/0…
#RubyDutton refuses to fully cooperate with NSW Special Inquiry and says: “I’m not going to have them besmirched on a regular basis by anybody.” #auspol #RubyRC #RubyDutton
thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/08/0…
#RubyPrincess. What has PM & MIN Dutton got to hide? If they are is so confident ABF had no responsibility for #RubyPrincess then why not let ABF et al show up at NSW Inquiry so we can all learn? #RubyRC #RubyDutton #auspol
Breaking: #RubyDutton revises answer to @andrewprobyn questions about #RubyPrincess & comes clean. Besmirched scene 6 Aug TAKE 2
