Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

Yes, let's break it (and your other posts on the subject) down.

The team of 30 detectives have been seconded from other branches. That's because there wasn't already a ready-made team of cruise ship/coronavirus investigators sitting around waiting for a job. Can't think why. I suppose they could have rustled up a few parking meter inspectors instead.

Australian Federal and State government departments, in addition to Carnival Australia, are the ones being investigated. Some cover-up.

The matter is under criminal investigation because there are clear indicators than the country's national biosecurity laws and NSW's state laws have been broken - in order to determine if laws that attract criminal charges if broken have indeed been broken, a criminal investigation is necessary. You know, evidence?

Speaking of evidence, people who were passengers on the ship might have some. That might be why they're being asked to fill in a form with some questions. How you got from that to they're being investigated as terrorists is and will remain a mystery.

NSW Police's criminal investigation will cover the actions of the port authority, ambulance, police, the NSW Health department and Carnival Australia. Tell your chatty cruise friends they're being paranoid, they're not on the list.

The incident was a huge stuff up, and people in Australia would quite like to know how it happened so it doesn't happen again. 2,700 passengers were permitted to disembark, despite several of them having symptoms of the virus, with test results still pending. 10% of known cases of coronavirus in Australia originated from these passengers. 21 of them have died.

If you think all of that is a laughing matter then God help you, because I certainly can't.

Originally Posted by paulry

Indeed it is. From a cursory pick through, apparently Aussie citizens with feet on the shag pile carpets of their Aussie lounges, who have been cooped up in their homes for well over a month, and as far as I'm aware none of whom live anywhere near Sydney's Darling Harbour are far more knowledgeable of the facts than someone on the other side of the world who has the very same access to newspaper and video reports.

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Not necessarily correct.
1)I have no carpets.
2) There is not, and never has been, any terror investigation
3) Some Aussie citizens have been working our normal shifts, in the office, dealing with reports directly sent from NSW police to Qld police.
If our local imbecile also has access to those reports, maybe he could say so?

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

I'm not saying I'm an oracle on the Ruby Princess incident but I have been following the investigation and the inquiry on SBS and the ABC. My post stated the facts as they are currently known, andy's posts talked about terrorism investigations and the cruise's passengers being under suspicion, neither of which are facts.

Originally Posted by BEVS

Missus to Missus.
Honestly, don't go there. Walk away. It just means some will escalate everything into something different simply for the say so and without any thought to the actual distress & loss that has been caused .
I'd say those of us in the Antipodes could talk about the ins and the outs sensibly on a dedicated thread but likely certain types looking to just agitate will follow. It really isn't worth it.

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter

May I suggest a nice glass of sherry and simply ignoring the stirrers, idiots, and those with axes to grind. Life's too short, and there are better things to spend time on.

Originally Posted by Pulaski

...the elderly (meaning progressively anyone older than about 50)...

Originally Posted by Pulaski

including the elderly (meaning progressively anyone older than about 50),.

Originally Posted by zzrmark

U wot m8, who u callin' elderly?

Originally Posted by Pollyana

He's asking for a smack at this rate, he's just made me positively geriatric!

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

My definition of 'elderly' changes every decade.
When I was 40, 60 was elderly.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing

I'm 40 and 60 seems way too close to consider it elderly

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse

Don't worry, you can still kick up your heels and act disgracefully when you're 60. If you need any tips, just ask

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing

When I'm 60 I'll have 10 years to go until retirement. If I'm lucky. If I don't have a full blown existential crisis by the age of 55 I'll die of shock, and then I'll never get to retire.