US shocked to hear Australians stranded abroad this Christmas
15 Dec, 2020 08:13 PM
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Passengers arriving at Sydney Airport s strictly controlled borders. Photo / File
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Australia s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been, for the most part, a success.
In comparison to other Western nations the United Kingdom and the United States chief among them the country s conduct and swift uptake of restrictions has been lauded by leaders, experts and media around the globe.
But 10 days from Christmas, and on the doorstep of a COVID-normal 2021 spent waiting for a vaccine to be approved and administered, one draconian rule unfairly penalising Aussies has drawn the world s attention.
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After the Constitutional Convention ended, George Washington commented to Marquis de Lafayette, February 7, 1788:
âWith regard to the two great points (the pivots on which the whole machine must move) my creed is simply:
First, That the general Government is not invested with more powers than are indispensably necessary to perform functions of a good government â¦
Secondly, That these Powers ⦠are so distributed among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, into which the general Government is arranged, that it can never be in danger of degenerating into a monarchy, an oligarchy, an aristocracy, or any other despotic or oppressive form; so long as there shall remain any virtue in the body of the People â¦â