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Clive Palmer’s WA hard border challenge to be heard in High Court as restrictions set to ease
Billionaire Clive Palmer will front the High Court in Canberra today in his personal battle against COVID-19 rules that shut Western Australia’s border.
Key points:
- Clive Palmer says WA’s hard border breaches section 92 of the constitution
- But the WA Government says its border laws are exempt and also necessary
- WA is preparing to lift the hard border but the case is still going ahead
There were queues across the Nullarbor ahead of the border closing on April 5 as travellers rushed to get into the state.
But when Mr Palmer discovered his route into the state was also blocked, he took his frustration straight to the High Court.
Today in Canberra his lawyers will argue the border closure breaches section 92 of the constitution, which guarantees…
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