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With all due respects, how very inconsiderate (of all the passengers behind) and irresponsible of you. It's one of the responsibilities you take on as a citizen. OK you may get away with it once because you "didn't know" but one day you could come a cropper. Man up and get your passport!

The fact that you persist in calling it horse dewormer argues a certain amount of ignorance. It's one of the most prescribed human drugs on the market - one of The WHO essential medicines for which someone got a Nobel Prize. It has one of the very lowest rates of adverse reactions and even those are very minor, usually gut irritations. It's used in the treatment of malaria amongst other things (as is that other "must not be used" hydroxychloroquine). Off label usage has yielded some bonuses for many drugs across the ages so it's not surprising off label use would apply. The reason it was vilified was so that the MRNA inoculants could be used without liability for the pharmaceutical companies - they'd be broke by now from claims for all the damage they've caused. I have Ivermectin and would use it against Covid if I get it - but I'm taking Vit D, C and Zinc daily so hope I won't get it. You've been conned if you've taken the MRNA stuff!

Makes sense to some...

The UK insists on it too. The thing is, if you are entering any country as a permanent resident, you need to have a travel document that proves you are a permanent resident. A British passport without a current Australian visa doesn't prove you're a permanent resident of Australia.

My memory is a little hazy as it was a few years ago, but I'm sure I was given a list of things that I needed to be aware of, like "responsibilities of a citizen" which included the passport issue, as well as being given a form to enrol to vote, when I went to the ceremony - even though I already knew about both of them from being on forums like this for many years

The USA is the same - and I believe enforces it even more strictly than Australia - no simply wave your citizenship certificate & make a phone call, its no Passport = No Entry. Canada has gone down the same road in the last few years too. If you are a Canadian citizen, you need an Canadian passport.

#BREAKINGNEWS Thirty Insurance companies refused to put up 464 million dollar bond for Donald Trump. That is correct. Donald Trump negotiated with 30 companies and each and everyone of them denied him. Despite Trump being worth $10 billion (according to him). Maybe his mate Putin will give him a lend?

It’s not sarcasm. It’s teasing. I’m teasing you because when Trump gets criticised you like to flip the conversation to “…but Biden”.

It can be done, but it takes time, turning up with British passport, citizenship certificate and plenty of time can achieve it, as the check in staff then check with Aus Immigration as to your status. But it takes up everyone's time and makes you very unpopular not just at check in, but t all transit stops and when coming through Immigration to enter Australia.

The Australian government can't possibly add anything to a British passport chip - that's down to the British government to do, its their property. The Aus government doesn't even need to tell the British government when you become a citizen, its outside their remit. The onus has to be on the new citizen to look up their responsibilities - such as things like enrolling to vote, as well as getting a passport.

Google Thames Water and tell me Macquarie's ownership has been a good thing? (hint: they've paid out money in dividends and bonuses with absolutely zero investment in essential infrastructure. Then loaded the company with debt so now they are all teetering on the brink of bankruptcy).

No one else was stupid enough to buy it.

How is Aussie super buying up utilities like Thames Water a great thing?