It is the mark of a privileged person, in the Before Times, that they never really had to think about borders. Until Covid-19 hit and borders became hard, many Australians held, at least in their minds and imagination, a sort of dual citizenship. The first citizenship was Australia, a citizen of the world was the second. That is until this year, when Australia became one of the only democracies in the world that has effectively banned its citizens from leaving the country. Will the knock-on effect be a more insular, less entrepreneurial and dynamic population, if we can’t get out there and experience the world?

Source: The Guardian September 03, 2020 17:26 UTC