OBAMA: Sir, I’m not the President of the United States, currently. So, there’s no point in shouting at me. I’m not in charge of foreign policy currently.
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Tomorrow, I start a journey across the Great Smoky Mountains, ending with a celebration of #OurCommonNature in Knoxville. Here’s "Appalachia Waltz" with Edgar Meyer, performed in the Smokies last year. https://t.co/J4SNHfkZk6
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Because that sort of detail is never included in a constitution. The constitution embraces the principle and the parliament decides the mechanics. Those mechanics can then be changed over time by the govt of the day.
I actually didn’t think Australia would impose pre-departure testing from China.
Hard to see this as anything other than xenophobic, as if disease control were the aim, a whole suite of measures directed at, essentially, the whole world, would be more appropriate.
Good discussion with @GrahamCurrie1.
Among other features, in addition to credit card options, the new Myki should have the option to eschew physical touch-on/off in lieu of automatic app-&-gps based trip registration. Plus unify the various PT apps.
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A thread…
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Final thoughts yesterday on #Qatar2022
The incredible emotion of football blinds us to the impact of the game.
But human rights & the beautiful game must go hand in hand.
They can, it we make it so.
Thanks to our viewers, colleagues, Les & Johnny & have a great Xmas all.
The average Australian child will have had 72 million digital data points collected about them online, by the age of just 13 years.
This data is then used to influence the child, and sell them products.
Terrifying.
Two young men born in refugee camps, childhood friends, representing their adopted nation in the biggest stage of them all and soaking it all in.
What a story, what a journey, what an image.