Blackheath's Turning It On

The debate about shutdowns has been reduced to whether or not hairdressers should be open, and if so, how long it will take. Yesterday it was announced that hairdressers could open, but take no longer than 30 minutes.
Hairdressers, meanwhile, just want to be told to shut down.
Who cares about their hair, at this time, anyway?


Nobody's taking responsibility for allowing the 2 700  passengers on the liner 'Ruby Princess' to disembark a week ago. There's been a surge in cases and 133 of the passengers have tested positive, with one dying.
Only today, hundreds of returning Australians queued up at the international airport, cheek by jowl, completely ignoring social distancing.


There's little agreement between the states and the federal government, with some states closing down schools.
In NSW Gladys Berejiklian has warned that the state might soon move to level three restrictions.


Cases - 2793
Deaths - 13