The Bulletin


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Federal Court finds border closures safest way to protect public health in Clive Palmer case

  • Written by Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
Federal Court finds border closures safest way to protect public health in Clive Palmer caseAAP/Dave Hunt

Clive Palmer’s legal challenge to the Western Australian border closures seems less likely to succeed after findings made by the Federal Court.

Palmer started his case in the High Court, arguing the Western Australian border closure breached section 92 of the Australian Constitution, which says trade and commerce among the...

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