An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s near-blanket ban on international travel by residents, a measure that was instituted to keep the coronavirus out. It may also be accepted that they intrude upon individual rights,” the judges said in their ruling. “But Parliament was aware of that.”LibertyWorks President Andrew Cooper said he was considering an appeal to the High Court. The Australian newspaper published a survey last month in which 73% of respondents said the international border should remain closed until at least the middle of next year. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. last week reported that its own survey had found 79% of respondents agreed that the international border should stay shut until the pandemic was under control globally.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 14:30 UTC