The Federal Court is now hearing the urgent challenge to the Morrison government’s temporary ban on citizens entering Australia from India. Ban is due to expire on Thursday. #auspol #IndiaCovidCrisis

Case is being brought by 73 year old Australian citizen Gary Newman, who is stranded in Bangalore. #auspol @10NewsFirst

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All good - they have adjourned until the problem has been fixed!

Early win for Minister Hunt's team though - Justice Thawley has rejected an attempt by the plaintiff to include Chief Medical Officer's media interviews in evidence.

Lawyer for Newman is arguing the Minister should have considered a measure that was less restrictive but achieved the same outcome.

He's now putting forward a hypothetical pandemic where blue-eyed babies are the carriers ...