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Re:Australian Border Force searched phones of 10k travellers... by alexey-salmin on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @10:42AM (#40646735)
They can refuse entry at any time, and legally speaking it's not punishment
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Re:Australian Border Force searched phones of 10k travellers... by grecy on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @11:14AM (#40647159)
No country can refuse entry to it's own citizen.

They must admit a citizen, but they can then arrest them immediately.

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Re:Australian Border Force searched phones of 10k travellers... by alexey-salmin on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @02:49PM (#40649970)
Right, but this subtree was specifically about non-citizens.

> Does it apply to non-citizens?

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