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The essence of liberalism is under challenge from Australia’s India travel ban
The Australian government’s ban – with penalties – on travellers returning from India is startling, indeed it is difficult to see it as...
No wonder the Human Rights Commission released a statement on Saturday raising “deep concerns about these extraordinary new restrictions”.
- Professor Kim Rubenstein
- Brisbane Times
It is difficult to reconcile the concept of being a citizen of a democratic country while being trapped by one’s own government, unable to leave Australia (through the absolute ban on…
With these recent measures, two of the very touchstones of a democracy are being trashed at a stroke; measures that no other…