[tinus_hn]

All very understandable but international law clearly states that you can’t prevent your own citizens from entering your country.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_return

If Australia wants to implement quarantines, fine. If Australia wants to appear tough and make an example of people by denying them their rights, not fine.

[publicola1990]

I remember India itself violating this as part of pandemic related restrictions last year, when they tried to restrict entry of Indians who were abroad back to India.

[tinus_hn]

The problem with international law is of course that there is no way to enforce it, the states are sovereign. But a state can’t violate them too egregiously and still pretend to be a first world lawful state.

[twobitshifter]

Legally is allowing them to return and fining and imprisoning them the same as not allowing them to return?

[ukie]

Yes, because you're effectively being punished for exercising your right.