The move to scan all faces in all crowds cannot be far away

By Mark Kenny, National Affairs Editor
Updated October 18 2017 - 10:03am, first published October 13 2017 - 8:37am
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Premiers and Chief Ministers for national security COAG at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 5 October 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Premiers and Chief Ministers for national security COAG at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 5 October 2017. Fedpol. Photo: Andrew Meares

The problem with socialism, Margaret Thatcher observed, is that eventually you run out of other peoples' money.