Rebecca McKibbin

Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in the economics of health care at USyd.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@adamkams There is no doubt we are in a privileged position and it's on the backs of #strandedAussies and small business. The risk-benefit calculation behind the medical advice to wait for u40s seems compelling. Different story 5 months ago when the AZ could have been rolled out faster.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@SBSNews @SBSNews you might want to fact check this article. National cabinet press release indicates the cap will increase to 150 per day not by 150 per day. Big difference.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@AlisonDilger @ABCthedrum Seems like people are deliberately not doing the math.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@ABCthedrum When the international border was closing it was made clear that this did not apply to citizens. People did not make "bad decisions" they made decisions based on the information at the time. The government changed the rules on us with no notice.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@GregHuntMP Interesting (biased) choice of comparison countries...how about comparing our restrictions to countries that have had a similar outcome. Then we don't look so good.

[Remove the Cap 🦞 @removethecaps]

Dear @ScottMorrisonMP check this out! Now even @amnesty has noticed our situation.

Please sign, share and be loud about this wherever you can!

@SenatorWong @KKeneally #removethecap #strandedAussies #removetheban 💔

https://t.co/scuzMUNsMy

[Myriam Robin @myriamrobin]

🤔 It’s almost like it’s a bad idea idea for bureaucrats to be deciding on a case-by-case basis whether or not someone should get to see their doctor or dying parents 🤔

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@arpitrage @sharatganapati Optimism for this vaccine's success is through the roof if this data isn't telling people anything they didn't already believe.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@ABCthedrum Let's start with the question: "Should the government stop barring people from returning?"

[Sair @SairEB]

Riddle me this, if you are an airline, would you fly 30 economy seats from US or Europe to Australia?
This is effectively closing the borders to those who can’t afford to buy business class and/or pay for quarantine. Read about the effects on expats here:#IStillCallAustraliaHome

[Sally @Sally60064461]

#IStillCallAustraliaHome - Government issued official passport inscription “.. requests all those it may concern, to allow the bearer, Australian citizens, to PASS FREELY WITHOUT HINDERANCE AND TO AFFORD THEM EVERY ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION ... what happened Australia? 😪

[Kylie @myLDNlife]

Cannot believe how Australia is treating Australians right now! Let everyone who wants to come home come home! #IStillCallAustraliaHome

[Lisa Tierney @milk_bottle]

@GladysB @ScottMorrisonMP remove the passenger arrival numbers. It’s unfair to deny Australians the right to freely return home. If individuals are now paying for quarantine anyway, what is the argument for restrictions on numbers?#istillcallaustraliahome

[Bella @northern_place]

The Australian government is blocking its citizens from returning home by putting caps on arrivals & forcing airlines to limit seats. The only country in the world that is not only not helping citizens but hindering there return.
#IStillCallAustraliaHome

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@residentexpat @SBSNews Australia taxes worldwide income.

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@PETEPETEPETERR @SBSNews How would it have helped you for more people to come back in March or April?

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@DavidBu83615394 @SBSNews We pay taxes both to our country of residency and to Australia

[Rebecca McKibbin @BecMckibbin]

@BarneyMcgraw @dunton08467792 @koukli86 @ausgov If you were actually trying to enter or exit Australia you would find that you effectively cannot.