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Aussies abandoned in India: The Australian citizenship lie
Independent Australia
12 May 2021, 08:52 GMT+10
By enacting the travel ban against Australian citizens returning from India, the Morrison Government has managed to unite Matt Canavan, Andrew Bolt, the Greens and Labor, writes Tarric Brooker.
IN THE political drama series, The West Wing, Martin Sheen plays President Josiah Bartlett in a fictional account of what life is like inside the White House for the president and his staff.
In one particularly memorable episode, President Bartlett speaks to his Chief of Staff on the rights conferred on an individual through their citizenship:
Now almost 2,000 years later, with the pandemic continuing to ravage much of the world, citizenship has seemingly taken on a very different meaning.
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The Rookwood Weir project has reached another major milestone with the new Riverslea Bridge being officially opened.
Rising 18 metres above the river bed, the $12.5 million bridge was built to replace the old Riverslea Road causeway, which will be submerged once the Fitzroy River water rises from the weir.
It created 30 jobs during construction and was the third road project to be completed as part of the Rookwood Weir works.
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan said the water would come within four metres of the top of the new bridge in two years’ time, with the new $367.2 million weir being 10km upstream.