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A court action challenging the legality of the federal government’s ban on Australian citizens and residents returning home from India is has begun in the Federal Court, less than a week before the travel suspension is lifted.
All Australians in India have been banned from returning directly home under the Biosecurity Act until 15 May, as the Australian government scrambles to contend with the continuing COVID-19 crisis in the country.
Gary Newman, a 73-year-old Australian who has been stranded in Bangalore for more than a year, launched the legal challenge last week, arguing the Health Minister Greg Hunt’s emergency declaration is invalid on constitutional grounds.