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Jane McAdam
It could be argued Australia s travel caps are an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home. But the UN s Human Rights Committee is not a quick fix.
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More than a year since COVID-19 emerged, there are nearly 40,000 Australians overseas who want to come home.
Prominent human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson has suggested Australians stranded overseas could make a successful complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
In his view, Australia’s caps on the number of returning travellers are a clear violation of international law.
Geoffrey Robertson QC. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP
There is certainly an arguable case Australia’s travel caps constitute an arbitrary restriction on Australians’ right to come home.