Australian PM Scott Morrison Morrison has indicated that the ban will not be extended beyond May 15.
Federal Justice Thomas Thawley ruled the government had not overstepped its biosecurity powers in banning Australians from returning home temporarily. The move stranded an estimated 9,000 Australian citizens and threatened them with large fines and jail time if they tried to dodge the ban and return on non-direct flights.
During the hearing, a government lawyer argued that biosecurity rules are a “bulldozer” that can clear away any other rights.
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