Australian government may make it a crime for citizens to return from Covid-ravaged countries

The Coalition is considering using the Biosecurity Act to make it illegal for Australians to come home if they have recently been in a high-risk country

The Morrison government is exploring the extraordinary option of making it a criminal offence for Australians to return home from Covid hotspots overseas.

The move comes after two Australian cricketers who had been in India returned home on Thursday after transiting through Qatar, despite the government earlier in the week banning all direct flights from Covid-ravaged India.

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Source: The Guardian