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Op-ed: The closure of state borders in Australia is constitutional

22 March 2020
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia (photo credit: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization/flickr)
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia (photo credit: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization/flickr)
Movement of people and goods across state borders in Australia is guaranteed by the Constitution. [ . . . ] If movement of people across state borders must be absolutely free, can the states hinder or even prevent such movement during the coronavirus pandemic? The short answer is “yes”.
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