It has come to this: a government pulling up the drawbridge on its own citizens trying to make it home. It also involves harsh criminal penalties imposed on people seeking to return from India, including fines and even imprisonment. Equal citizenshipCloser to home, this move inserts some doubts as to whether all citizens can presume they enjoy equal citizenship. And they are far from the only way to deal with any public health threat. This latest move signals that, in the eyes of government, some of us are more Australian than others.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2021 00:16 UTC