Gerard Rennick demanding Morrison government challenge QLD border ban in high court
by Sarah Martin and Paul Karp from on (#5QW49)
Liberal senator threatens to withhold vote unless border closure contested in court as a matter or urgency'
Liberal senator Gerard Rennick has threatened to withhold his vote on critical legislation unless the Morrison government starts a high court battle over Queensland's Covid border ban.
Rennick has asked the attorney general, Michaelia Cash, to challenge the state's border closure, claiming 8,000 Queenslanders cannot return home and arguing the ban is no longer reasonable.
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