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SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian court on Wednesday (May 5) agreed to hear a challenge to the country s controversial ban on citizens returning home from coronavirus-hit India.
A Federal Court said it would urgently hear a challenge brought by a 73-year-old man living in Bangalore who wishes to return to Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week banned arrivals from India, which is recording hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections each day.
Under the measures, Australian citizens who return home face jail time and heavy fines.
The conservative government has argued the ban is necessary to prevent Australia s quarantine facilities from being overwhelmed with Covid-positive arrivals from India.
Covid-19: Australian court examines contentious India travel ban
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has banned arrivals from India.
An Australian court on Wednesday agreed to hear a challenge to the country s controversial ban on citizens returning home from coronavirus-hit India.
A Federal Court said it would urgently hear a challenge brought by a 73-year-old man living in Bangalore who wishes to return to Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week banned arrivals from India, which is recording hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections each day.
Under the measures, Australian citizens who return home face jail time and heavy fines.
Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that anyone who sets foot in Australia during the travel ban within 14 days of visiting India faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to 66,000 Australian dollars ($51,000).