Rant from 20,000 feet. @Qantas your entertainment app is shit. Never works and when it does it drops out every time someone comes on over the PA and then have to restart again and listen to all your adds and then drops out again. Some flights system doesn’t even work.

Don’t think Bill Gates will be interviewed by ABC ever again after that interview by @abc730

How hard is it for a business that requires bookings to get a service to let customers know they are running 45 mins late. Needless to say could not wait and taken my long term business elsewhere. Benefits of competition. @Specsavers fail

Does four hours on the tarmac at Sydney airport on a broken @JetstarAirways plane equate to cruel and unusual punishment?

Hey @CanberraAirport why are all the power points in the multi story parking stations wired up shut so can’t be used for EV trickle charging whilst away?

Well there goes my third and final attempt at booking a holiday in QLD with Dep Premier saying they won't be open in Dec Jan. Tourism operators must be going spare.

Minister Hunt not meeting Pfizer execs last June is sadly indicative of how advisers & Ministers themselves don't engage with their core industry stakeholders. It is becoming quite bad & PM needs to tell Ministers that they need to meet with core stakeholders as it is their job!

I know @VirginAustralia is doing it tough but they need to sort out their product BEFORE they sell it: "complimentary food will no longer be provided in our economy class cabin. We understand you have purchased a fare inclusive of a complimentary snack."

Google rides a global ad recovery to record revenue wsj.com/articles/google-alph… via @WSJ

Fed Gov doesn't control state borders and rules but does control GST carve up and State grants. Feds don't want to be seen to punish voters in those states but if they keep their economies closed they should not be rewarded and propped up by NSW.

America’s spy chief reveals why China is national security threat No. 1 theaustralian.com.au/busines…

Great to get a FTA deal to grow the game. Nine, Rugby Australia confirm groundbreaking $100m broadcast deal smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union…

Interesting & insightful Op Ed from former Japanese ambassador to Australia stating our common and shared interests in the region theaustralian.com.au/comment…

ABS stats show Australia recorded 1,255 influenza deaths in 2017. COVID deaths to date 737. NSW approach of keep economy open & contact trace & jump on clusters right approach along with locking down aged care facilities.

If COVID infected people are transmitting through pubs and clubs (large gatherings) in NSW, surely it is easy to shut them down despite predictable protects from pokies and clubs lobby groups?

Can papers still afford sub editors?

After COVID: The AIIA’s proposal to grow Australia’s economy through computerworld.com/article/35… via @computerworldau