Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
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FILE - In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Andrew Cooper, founder and president of libertarian group LibertyWorks, arrives at Federal Court in Sydney. An Australian court on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, has rejected a challenge to the federal government s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don t bring COVID-19 home.Rick Rycroft/AP
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don’t bring COVID-19 home.
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FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait at the check-in counters for New Zealand flights at Sydney International Airport on Apr 19, 2021, as Australia and New Zealand opened a trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble. (AFP/Saeed Khan)
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CANBERRA: An Australian court on Tuesday (Jun 1) rejected a challenge to the federal government’s power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they do not bring COVID-19 home.
Australia is alone among developed democracies in preventing its citizens and permanent residents from leaving the country except in “exceptional circumstances” where they can demonstrate a “compelling reason .