Australians will to be forced pay $145 EACH to enter Queensland after Annastacia Palaszczuk reopens borders - as Pauline Hanson moves to BAN vaccine mandates and calls the PM 'weak'

The Queensland Government will finally reopen its border from mid-December

But anyone who enters the state will be forced to pay $145 to get a Covid test

The state's Covid roadmap states any TGA-approved tests should be sufficient

The new rule has sparked criticism, with calls for the government to pay for it

Visitors to Queensland will have to pay $145 for a PCR test to prove they are Covid-free once borders re-open - with Annastacia Palaszczuk's government refusing to allow use of the far cheaper - and fully approved - rapid antigen tests.

Queensland will reopen for tourists once 80 per cent of its vaccine-eligible residents are double-jabbed - which could be as early as December 6.

But Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said inbound travellers will have to fork out for the gold-standard PCR Covid test from a private clinic, with costs starting from $145 per person.

The insistence on the PCR tests - which will be required for anyone over 16 - comes despite Queensland's Covid roadmap stating tests approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration - such as the rapid antigen tests - would be sufficient.

There are a dozen different brands of rapid antigen tests - priced $7 to $20 - already TGA-approved and available in chemists.

'We don’t want to swap tests just because one might be cheaper,' Ms D’Ath said.

While foreign visitors to Australia must get a PCR test to enter the country, Queensland is imposing the cost on fellow citizens whereas other 'open' states like NSW and Victoria do not.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10227887/Covid-Queensland-Australians-pay-145-enter-state-border-opens-December.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10227953/Covid-Australia-Read-Kerry-Chants-health-advice-ministers-Delta-outbreak-spun-control.html

The Yorkshire paedophiles allowed to walk from court despite vile child sex crimes

Many often receive suspended sentences

Paedophiles are the biggest risk to our children’s safety and with the growing reliance on social media and the internet, sex offenders have no end of options to get their twisted kicks.

Whether it’s the downloading of child abuse pictures or directly messaging youngsters on Facebook, perverts have several ways to offend.

While many may slip through the cracks, huge amounts of work goes into catching them including by police forces as well as vigilante paedophile hunter groups.

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Defendants found to have downloaded indecent images of children are often reminded that, while they have not physically harmed a child, their offending contributes to abuse taking place and they create a market for such vile material.

From a man who plied a schoolboy with booze to a sexual deviant who hid cameras at a swimming pool changing rooms, Yorkshire’s courts have seen all manner of sex offenders.

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It may surprise many that they often receive suspended sentences in a bid to give them the greatest opportunity to be rehabilitated.

Judges will regularly suggest locking them up would mean they cannot get the treatment and help they clearly require.

Below are the paedophiles who were hauled before judges across Yorkshire and allowed to walk free.

Jeff Rodgers

Painter and decorator Jeff Rodgers threatened to smash the knee caps of his teenage victim who he massaged with baby oil, plied with viagra and sexually abused as he slept if he spoke a word to anyone.

Rodgers would often host booze-filled parties with young teenage boys at his South Yorkshire home when his wife was away and dubbed the evenings “boys’ night”.

The 58-year-old made his victim watch porn and perform sex acts and told the boy he would “take off his knee caps” if he told anyone.

Rodgers’s offending first began in 2003 when his victim was just 12 or 13 years old and ended in 2006 when Rodgers was himself 44 years old.

He admitted two counts of indecency with a child, two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and one count of sexual activity with a child.

A judge at Sheffield Crown Court believed he had made enough progress in serving his sentence and subsequent rehabilitation that he would be best served with a suspended jail term.

Judge Slater sentenced Rodgers to a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, citing a previous conviction and sentence and his recent rehabilitation.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshire-paedophiles-allowed-walk-court-22217656

VIDEO: Kyle Rittenhouse Tells Tucker Carlson His Trial Was About ‘The Right To Self Defense,’ Calls Out ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’

"This case has nothing to do with race, it never had anything to do with race"

Following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in a homicide trial this week, Fox News television host Tucker Carlson sat down with the teen and posted some some clips to social media from the interview, which is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. on Monday night.

“This case has nothing to do with race, it never had anything to do with race,” Rittenhouse said in one of the clips. “It had to do with the right to self defense. I’m not a racist person, I support the BLM movement, I support people peacefully demonstrating, and I believe there needs to be change. I believe there’s a list of prosecutorial misconduct not just in my case, but in other cases. And it’s just amazing to see how much a prosecutor can take advantage of somebody.”

Democrat President Joe Biden has expressed that he is “angry and concerned” with the democratic legal process and the verdict reached by the jury last, stoking political tensions and failing to bridge the partisan divide around the case:

About an hour after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all counts, Joe Biden was asked about the matter by a press pool. “I stand by what the jury has concluded,” Biden stated. However, the White House later released an official statement in which Biden said he was “angry and concerned” with the verdict. He still reiterated his respect for the jury system in his follow-up statement.

In a follow-up press release, Biden stated that he was “angry and concerned” with the Rittenhouse verdict while still reiterating that he respects the decision of the jury. He later urged “everyone to express their views peacefully.”

https://nationalfile.com/video-kyle-rittenhouse-tells-tucker-carlson-his-trial-was-about-the-right-to-self-defense-calls-out-prosecutorial-misconduct/

https://nationalfile.com/video-kyle-rittenhouse-tells-tucker-carlson-his-trial-was-about-the-right-to-self-defense-calls-out-prosecutorial-misconduct/

Ilhan Omar Shares Support for Video Blasting ‘F***ed Up’ Rittenhouse Jury

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) shared a clip Friday that claimed there was an “entirely different set of rules for white people” after Kyle Rittenhouse’s acquittal.

“In case you needed a reminder…” Omar wrote along with the video of PeacockTV talk show host Amber Ruffin:

In the clip, Ruffin said:

It’s not okay for a man to grab a rifle, travel across state lines, and shoot three people and then walk free. It’s not okay for the judicial system to be blatantly and obviously stacked against people of color. It’s not okay for there to be an entirely different set of rules for white people. But I don’t care about Kyle Rittenhouse. I don’t care about that racist judge. And I don’t care about how f—ed up that jury must be. White people have been getting away with murder since time began.

A jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, found Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges against him on Friday after deliberating since Tuesday morning.

He had faced two charges of murder, one charge of attempted murder, and two charges of reckless endangerment regarding a melee around midnight on August 25, 2020, amid Black Lives Matter riots in the small city, Breitbart News reported:

That night, Rittenhouse and a group of armed volunteers were guarding a car dealership that had been torched the night before. After Rittenhouse put out a fire, he was chased by a rioter named James Rosenbaum, who reached for Rittenhouse’s AR-15-style rifle. Rittenhouse fired four times, hitting Rosenbaum and wounding him mortally.

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A crowd then gave chase as Rittenhouse attempted to flee toward police officers. He was struck in the head with a rock by an unknown assailant and kicked in the face by someone referred to as “Jump Kick Man,” whom Rittenhouse then shot at but missed. A rioter named Anthony Huber then hit Rittenhouse in the head and neck with a skateboard, and reached for the rifle; Rittenhouse fired one shot, killing him. Another rioter, Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed with a pistol, raised his hands above his head, then charged Rittenhouse with his gun pointed at him. Rittenhouse fired, wounding Grosskreutz in the arm.

Meanwhile, the 18-year-old declared, following acquittal in his homicide trial, that “self-defense is not illegal.”

https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2021/11/21/ilhan-omar-shares-support-video-blasting-fed-up-rittenhouse-jury/

Vickie Chapman steps down as SA Deputy Premier

South Australia’s Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman will stand down from her ministerial roles – pending the outcome of an ombudsman’s inquiry.

The inquiry will look into her decision to reject a proposal to build a seaport on Kangaroo Island.

A parliamentary inquiry found there was a conflict of interest and Ms Chapman should be found guilty of contempt of parliament for misleading the house.

Ms Chapman has defended her decision – insisting there is no conflict of interest.

https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/vickie-chapman-steps-down-as-sa-deputy-premier/video/d43608143e2f346b8b3a660c823e7f2f