'He is gifted': Barack Obama draws standing ovation in SydneyWolter Peeters/SMH Barack Obama, waves to people at the Sydney Opera House on Friday. READ MORE:* Where Barack Obama and John Key could have played: A tale of two golf courses* Barack Obama's NZ trip may have backfired for airline* Parenting advice from Barack Obama to Prime Minister Jacinda ArdernSources at the exclusive, invitation-only dinner, said he spoke of seeing a hunger for things and information that could bring people together. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who was among the guests, said that Obama's speech was "inspiring. Obama joked about the numbers of Americans who were buying up land in New Zealand to escape the 'apocalypse'. Obama also met Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull earlier on Friday on a week-long whirlwind tour that also included engagements in Singapore and New Zealand.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2018 17:17 UTC