He is being held in the Park Hotel in Melbourne's inner north, where tennis star Novak Djokovic was recently kept in immigration detention before a judge quashed the cancellation of his visa.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday that Djokovic was subjected to treatment that was "the same as everyone else".
And just to repeat:
...on the basis of unwarranted self-adulation...
— Banno
...on the mistaken assumption that they are above the law...
— Banno — Banno
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday that Djokovic was subjected to treatment that was "the same as everyone else".
It wasn't. It was instead about privilege. Djokovic case exposes unfair treatment of refugees in Australia — Banno
The capacity of government has diminished. Federal MPs are now drawn from a less diverse range of backgrounds than 30 years ago. Between 40% and 50% of MPs in the current federal Parliament, depending on the party, are former political staffers; the remainder consist largely of lawyers and bankers. The dominance of former staffers affects both the life and professional experience of MPs (and the ministers drawn from their ranks), and the role of political staff. The job is no longer about providing high quality political advice to ministers — it’s simply a stepping stone into Parliament for junior party workers.
The capacity of the public service (APS) has been, by common agreement, significantly diminished. Many of its function have been handed to political donors, either via outsourcing to large consulting firms, or through corporate executives directly writing government policy. And decision-making has been shifted increasingly to ministers’ offices and their staff, who operate with virtually no public accountability and thus have less incentive to ensure good process and sound reasoning. As a consequence, high-quality public servants have decamped or been sacked for being too independent. The current generation of public service executives is the weakest in living memory, with few strong performers. And the most experienced secretary — Home Affairs’ Mike Pezzullo — presides over the most disastrously incompetent department of all.
Like, the machinery itself has rotted. It's terrible. — StreetlightX
"He is adept at running with the foxes and hunting with the hounds, lacking the moral compass and having no conscience," she said.
"His actions conflict with his portrayal as a man of faith.
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