claim: is it illegal under the constitution for a state to close its borders to other australians?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
summary: alexander downer questions if it's constitutionally legal for australia to close their borders to stop the spread of the covid-19
subject_description: as states closed their borders to stop the spread of covid-19, claims surfaced that it might be illegal under the consitution.
Motive_Description: undermines the constituional validity of closing australian borders
author_description: former foreign minister and high commissioner to the united kingdom alexander downer
keywords: coronavirus, illegal, constitution, state, close, borders