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If you don’t have a COVID vaccination certificate, could you be banned from restaurants, shops and theatres?
By Maria O’Sullivan Vaccine passports are an increasingly likely proposition in Australia. Last week, national cabinet “welcomed” a new COVID-19 digital vaccination certificate, which will be made available through the Medicare app or myGov. This week, government services minister Linda Reynolds confirmed Australians who have had two doses would be able to access a certificate. Australians are…
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Human Rights in the Age of Covid: New Challenges, Old Solutions?
By Maria O’Sullivan In 2020, human rights law is being tested to its limits. As we are now all aware, in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared that an outbreak of the viral disease COVID-19 had reached the level of a global pandemic and called for governments to take urgent action to stop the spread…
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Is protesting during the pandemic an ‘essential’ right that should be protected?
By Maria O’Sullivan Protests are increasingly breaking out around the world as people begin to chafe against lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the US, President Donald Trump is fuelling the spread of protest movements nationwide with tweets to “liberate” certain states. This month, car convoy protests were also held here in Australia, as well as in Poland and Brazil.…
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Explainer: what are the laws mandating self-isolation and how will they be enforced?
By Maria O’Sullivan and Caroline Henckels Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that anyone entering Australia must enter a 14-day self-quarantine period. Some questions have been raised as to how this new mandate would be administered and enforced. The answer to these questions relies on a somewhat complex patchwork of state and federal laws and…
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DEPORTING LONG TERM RESIDENTS: RECENT INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS FOR AUSTRALIA
By Ella Casey, Maria O’Sullivan, Sean Paulding and Abby Zizek Introduction Governments worldwide are adopting an increasingly strict stance towards immigration, particularly in the context of populist government agendas that have created hostile environments for refugees and migrants. In the US and UK, authorities are attempting to deport large numbers of immigrants on…
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NAURU’S RENUNCIATION OF APPEALS TO THE HIGH COURT – LAWFULNESS AND IMPLICATIONS
By Maria O’Sullivan The Nauru Government surprised many in the international community earlier this week by announcing that it had withdrawn from a highly important judicial review agreement with Australia. This agreement allows applicants in Nauru to lodge an appeal with the High Court of Australia and therefore provides an important oversight mechanism for affected…
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